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Timor-Leste praises continued UN help in settling dispute
Tuesday, 2 October 2018, 10:34 am | UN News
TImor-Leste, a country which the United Nations shepherded to independence from Indonesia 16 years ago, is a prime example of what the world Organization can do in resolving international conflicts and disputes, Delegation Chair Maria Helena Pires told the ... More >>
Nicaraguan Foreign Minister calls for commitment to peace
Tuesday, 2 October 2018, 10:21 am | UN News
While the world was in the midst of a crisis largely sparked by interventionism and “savage capitalism”, Nicaragua continued to bolster peace, strengthen security, “and…promote and defend human rights,” Minister for Foreign Affairs Denis Moncada ... More >>
Thailand endorses call to make UN more effective
Tuesday, 2 October 2018, 10:16 am | UN News
The United Nations needs to adapt to meet the challenges facing the world, Thailand’s Deputy Foreign Minister Virasakdi Futrakul told the General Assembly on Monday, endorsing Secretary General António Guterres ’s efforts to make the Organization more effective. More >>
Iran and US clash on nuclear deal
Wednesday, 26 September 2018, 11:09 am | UN News
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday strongly denounced the United States’ decision to withdraw from the 2015 international nuclear deal and said President Donald Trump’s actions to weaken or undercut global institutions showed total disregard ... More >>
‘Old forms of intolerance are being rekindled'
Wednesday, 26 September 2018, 10:19 am | UN News
The first Head of State to address the seventy-third general debate of the United Nations General Assembly, Michel Temer, President of Brazil, denounced the rising tide of isolationism, intolerance and unilateralism that was challenging international ... More >>
US President Trump rejects globalism in speech to UN
Wednesday, 26 September 2018, 10:14 am | UN News
Taking the podium of the United Nations General Assembly, the world Organization that embodies greater global cooperation, United States President Donald Trump told scores of Heads of State and Government on Tuesday that his country rejects the ideology ... More >>
‘Our future rests in solidarity,’ UN chief tells world
Wednesday, 26 September 2018, 10:12 am | UN News
Facing a world where trust – trust in national institutions, trust among States and trust in the rules-based global order – is at a breaking point, Secretary-General António Guterres set the stage for the 73rd general debate of the United Nations ... More >>
‘Multilateralism is the only answer' urges UN President
Wednesday, 26 September 2018, 10:02 am | UN News
With a call to multilateralism and shared work towards sustainable development and equality for all, María Fernanda Espinosa formally inaugurated the seventy-third general debate of the of the United Nations General Assembly. More >>
UN chief launches bold new strategy for young people to lead
Tuesday, 25 September 2018, 10:01 am | UN News
The United Nations Secretary-General launched a new partnership strategy with the world’s 1.8 billion young people on Monday, to help put “their ideas into action”. More >>
At UN, countries pledge to be guided by Mandela’s legacy
Tuesday, 25 September 2018, 9:45 am | UN News
The United Nations General Assembly on Monday honoured Nelson Mandela with a pledge to build a just, peaceful and prosperous world and to revive the values for which the former South African President and anti-apartheid campaigner stood. More >>
Mandela Peace Summit, Global Goals, Youth and Yemen
Tuesday, 25 September 2018, 9:24 am | UN News
As the United Nations enters its biggest weeks of the year with a plethora of events, speakers and leaders’ meetings, UN News will be preparing a daily guide to help you navigate what’s going on and keep abreast of the world-changing decisions that ... More >>
Agreement over buffer zone to spare civilians in Syria
Wednesday, 19 September 2018, 10:00 am | UN News
The agreement between Turkey and Russia to create a demilitarized buffer zone protecting civilians living in Idlib, Syria, has been welcomed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the world body’s humanitarian chief, who called on all warring ... More >>
Keeping order: The saga of Thor's gavel
Tuesday, 18 September 2018, 10:38 am | UN News
If you’re a keen observer of the United Nations General Assembly , you may have noticed the body’s President wields a very unusual looking gavel. It is a gift from Iceland, and there’s a very interesting story behind it. More >>
In a complex world, ‘we need to take the right road’
Tuesday, 18 September 2018, 10:35 am | UN News
The outgoing UN General Assembly President, Miroslav Lajčák, called on the global community on Monday to remain steadfast in support of multilateralism, reiterating that it is the only way to address the complex and growing challenges facing the ... More >>
Signs that North Korea is ‘maintaining nuclear program'
Tuesday, 18 September 2018, 10:31 am | UN News
There are signs that North Korea (formally known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or DPRK), is “still maintaining and developing its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes”, Rosemary di Carlo, United Nations political affairs ... More >>
Security Council extends mandates of UN peace operations
Friday, 14 September 2018, 2:55 pm | UN News
By unanimous agreement on Thursday, the Security Council extended the mandates of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the Organization’s Verification Mission in Colombia. More >>
‘Vague and over-broad’ laws stifling Myanmar journalism
Wednesday, 12 September 2018, 11:29 am | UN News
Describing the conviction in Myanmar of two Reuters journalists last week as a “particularly outrageous” example of judicial harassment against the media there, “vague and over-broad” laws have made it impossible for the press to do its job in the country, ... More >>
Get off the path of ‘suicidal emissions’, urges UN chief
Tuesday, 11 September 2018, 10:34 am | UN News
The world risks crossing the point of no return on climate change, with disastrous consequences for people across the planet and the natural systems that sustain them, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday, calling ... More >>
UN chief calls for Security Council to work with Myanmar
Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 11:43 am | UN News
Despite the efforts made by the United Nations over the past year to help create safeguards for all communities in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, it is clear that conditions are still not suitable for the safe, voluntary, and sustainable return of Rohingya ... More >>
UN Secretary-General speaks to Security Council on Myanmar
Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 10:54 am | UN News
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL REMARKS TO SECURITY COUNCIL ON MYANMAR New York, 28 August 2018 [as delivered] More >>
