Tag: UN

Ukrainian envoy, UN Secretary General address de-escalation around Kiev (TASS)

Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN Sergey Kyslytsya and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres have discussed the possible assistance of the organization’s head...

Rights groups want UN to ban Bangladesh’s RAB from peacekeeping (Al Jazeera)

Human rights organisations documenting abuses committed by the Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have requested the United Nations to ban the unit’s members from its peace...

UN boss cites ‘demonstrable effort’ for Ethiopia peace after call (Al Jazeera)

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has said there is a “real opportunity” for an end to more than 14 months of fighting between government and Tigrayan...

UN food agency suspends North Darfur operation after attacks (Al Jazeera)

The World Food Programme (WFP) has suspended its operations across Sudan’s North Darfur state following attacks this week on all three of its warehouses in the...

UN confirms record 38C temperature for the Arctic (Al Jazeera)

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) reached in a Siberian town last year was a...

UN launches record humanitarian appeal for 2022 as needs soar (Al Jazeera)

The UN has warned that the need for humanitarian aid is skyrocketing worldwide and will reach an all-time high next year, as the pandemic,...

Those guilty of chemical attacks must be held accountable, says UN Chief (Arab News)

At start of conference devoted to a nuclear-free Middle East, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also called on all parties to work to salvage the...

Russia’s draft resolution on OPCW not approved over US pressure, Foreign Ministry says (TASS)

The US has put pressure on the representatives of a number of countries at the UN in order to prevent the review of Russia’s...

Top UN officials urge Sudan coup leaders to reverse course (Al Monitor)

The head of the United Nations’ High Commission for Human Rights condemned last week’s coup in Sudan and urged Sudanese military leaders to reinstate...

Affirming Our Enduring Support for Operation ALTHEA and the Role of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina (US Department of State)

PRESS STATEMENT NED PRICE, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON The United States welcomes the action of the United Nations Security Council to unanimously renew the mandate for EUFOR’s Operation...

UN Security Council Extends Bosnian Peacekeeping Force After Russia, China Appeased (RFE RL)

The UN Security Council extended a peacekeeping force in Bosnia-Herzegovina in a unanimous vote on November 3 that came after any mention of the...

UN calls on Sudan’s military to restore transitional government (Al Jazeera)

The United Nations Security Council has issued its first statement since the military dissolved the country’s power-sharing transitional government, expressing “serious concern” but falling...

Supporting Taiwan’s Participation in the UN System (US Department of State)

PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE Taiwan has become a democratic success story.  Its model supports transparency, respect for human rights, and the rule...

Chinese expert refutes attack from US and Taiwan politicians against UN Resolution 2758 (Global Times)

October 25 marks the 50th anniversary of the restoration of the lawful seat of the People's Republic of China in the UN. On October...

Xi reiterates China’s role in defending UN’s central role in intl affairs, upholding true multilateralism (Global Times)

Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated China's peaceful development pattern and its role in defending the authority of the United Nations and multilateralism and international...

UN suspends all flights to Tigray amid Ethiopian air raids (Al Jazeera)

The United Nations has suspended all flights to the regional capital of the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia after government air raids forced a...