Nearly 3.4 billion people affected by global housing crisis
Nearly three and a half billion people are still being denied adequate housing around the world, according to the UN’s…
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1.67 million Syrian refugees have returned from neighboring countries since December 2024
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Catherine Russell called for putting children at the center of Syria’s recovery.…
Yemen: Almost 200,000 people have been displaced
The UN health agency has warned about increasing needs in Yemen, as conflict continues to escalate. In an update, the…
Latin America’s shrinking student population could reshape education by 2050
Latin America is set to have 38.3 million fewer school-age children by 2050, a demographic shift that could pose both…
UN chief calls for permanent Gaza ceasefire on eve of October 7 anniversary
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for a “permanent ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas, two…
After a decade, the UN’s Antonio Guterres is stepping down. His legacy will be mixed, at best
Simon Adams, Murdoch University In his farewell address to the United Nations General Assembly last week, António Guterres reminisced about…
FULL TEXT: Message from María Ángela Holguín Personal Envoy of the Secretary General for Cyprus
In New York, during the high-level segment of the General Assembly, I met the two leaders separately and accompanied the…
EU urges US to reconsider visa refusal for Palestinian officials ahead of UN General Assembly
Washington denies entry to delegation including President Mahmoud Abbas for second consecutive year, drawing criticism from Brussels The European Union…
Christodoulides heads to New York for UN General Assembly, Cyprus talks with Guterres
President Nikos Christodoulides will travel to New York on Sunday ahead of the high-level week of the United Nations General…
Cyprus president heads to New York for packed week of UN diplomacy on Cyprus issue
Christodoulides to address General Assembly, meet Guterres and Jordan’s King Abdullah, as Cyprus talks feature heavily in week of high-level…