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…
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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…
United Nations condemns the cross-border attacks by the Houthis in Yemen
The United Nations condemns the cross-border attacks by the Houthis in Yemen against multiple sites in southern Saudi Arabia, which…
UN: An international presence in southern Lebanon remains important
An international presence in southern Lebanon remains important, United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) spokesperson Kandice Ardiel said Saturday,…
Afghanistan hunger crisis intensifies as millions left without food aid
Afghanistan’s acute hunger crisis now affects 14 million people, including babies fed on nothing but weak tea and scraps of…
Taliban failing to punish abusive security forces, UN mission warns
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are failing to hold their own security forces to account over allegations of abuse, a UN mission…