Summit of the Future ‘unique opportunity’ to rebuild trust: Guterres
“Your strong engagement during our deliberations today reaffirms that multilateralism is neither dead nor obsolete,” said Dennis Francis in his opening remarks to a preparatory meeting for next year’s Summit of the…
World News in Brief: Peace day, high seas treaty, Palestinian displacement rises, polio in Ukraine
“People and our planet are in crisis”, the UN chief said, highlighting how conflicts continue to drive the vulnerable from their homes, while heatwaves and floods claim lives and division…
Zelenskyy says Russia’s Security Council veto undermines world body
“Regardless of who you are, the current UN system still makes you less influential than the veto power possessed by a few and misused by one: Russia. That is to…
War in Sudan: ‘Brutal fight’ must end as civilian suffering intensifies
Rosemary DiCarlo called on the national army and so-called Rapid Support Forces to lay down their arms, more than five months after they began facing off in the streets of…
Debt crisis in developing countries weighing down SDG push, Rwanda’s Kagame warns
The SDG summit held in New York earlier this week highlighted the disappointing progress made toward achieving the UN’s 17 SDG goals by 2030, said Mr. Kagame. He commended the…
On UNGA margins, world leaders bolster bedrock of international law
Heads of State, Foreign Ministers, and other top representatives are converging to endorse multilateral treaties which form the bedrock of international legal frameworks. “Multilateral treaties are essential tools for Member…
‘Humanity has opened the gates to hell’ warns Guterres as climate coalition demands action
Front and centre was an urgent call to action, to prevent cascading climate disasters through a just and equitable energy transition – before it’s too late. In his impassioned address…
World News in Brief: Afghan rights, Armenia-Azerbaijan ceasefire, road safety campaign
A new report by UNAMA’s Human Rights Service has documented over 1,600 cases of human rights violations including torture, committed by the de facto authorities across the country during the…
Global leaders discuss healthier future for all: Top 5 fast facts
Without health, the world is badly hobbled in its race to realize the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Goals; the recently opened 78th session of the UN General…
India have another shot at getting their team right; so do Australia
It is box-ticking time for the teams in the World Cup, and a chance to correct selection mistakes made earlier. England’s decision to include Harry Brook, initially out of the…
India has passed the preliminaries with Asia Cup 2023 and now the focus is on the World Cup
Thinktank: Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid will be hoping that the team’s plans will fall in place before the quadrennial event. | Photo Credit: AP Asia Cup title has…
Courage needed to mend today’s global rifts, German leader tells UN Assembly
He stated, therefore, that the order of the day is not less but more cooperation among countries. “Today – especially today – we need the courage, creative energy and will…
World News in Brief: Reparations for African diaspora, child deaths in Sudan, Libya update
That’s the message from UN human rights chief Volker Türk, who called for strong leadership and political will from States to heed the call of people of African descent for accountability…
Biden says ‘when we stand together’, we can tackle any challenge
Yet, for the second year in a row, the annual debate at the UN General Assembly is “darkened by the shadow of war, an illegal conquest brought without provocation by…
Sudan: Children dying amid healthcare system collapse
According to the UN refugee agency (UNCHR) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the children were refugees living in nine camps in Sudan’s White Nile state. UN refugee chief Filippo…