UN Affairs
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Domestic action lays foundation for addressing global challenges, Brazil’s Bolsonaro tells UN
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro kicked off the annual high-level debate of the United Nations General Assembly citing his nation’s achievements…
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World’s complex challenges are great, but not insurmountable, Assembly President says, opening 77th session
At what he called “the most consequential moment of the last four decades,” General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi banged the…
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Guterres calls for ‘coalition of the world’ to overcome divisions, provide hope in place of turmoil
With people from all points of the globe crying out for relief and hope, international action on major challenges –…
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Rescuing the SDGs: General Assembly highlights ‘world’s to-do list’
The UN Secretary-General and the President of the 77TH General Assembly joined world leaders and Goodwill Ambassadors on Monday in…
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The Black Sea Grain Initiative: What it is, and why it’s important for the world
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, exports of grain from Ukraine, as well as food and fertilizers from Russia, have…
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UNGA77: 5 key things to know about the upcoming General Assembly session
With just a few weeks to go until the opening of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, the…
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UN chief appoints inaugural Internet Governance Forum Leadership Panel
Ten distinguished persons hailing from all regions of the globe have been appointed to serve on the Secretary-General’s inaugural Internet…
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New ECOSOC President aims to ease crises which have ‘engulfed our societies’
Bulgaria’s UN Ambassador banged the gavel as President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the first time on…
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UN commemorates Nelson Mandela’s ‘fight for a better world’
UN Member States gathered in the General Assembly Hall on Monday to observe Nelson Mandela International Day, a celebration for…
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From ‘saga of horrors’ to serving the world: Liberia peacekeepers honoured in South Sudan
“I recall the civil war in Liberia vividly,” says Elfreda Dennice Stewart, a United Nations Police (UNPOL) officer serving with…
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