The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Friday, specifying the importance of "equal and meaningful participation" of women in public life.
The resolution also (...)
Unless wealthy nations commit to tackling emissions now, the world is on a "catastrophic pathway" to 2.7-degrees of heating by the end of the century, UN Secretary General António Guterres warned on Friday.
This is far beyond the one to 1.5 degree (...)
At a virtual event on Friday commemorating the International Day of Peace, the UN chief saluted the "voices, vision and commitment of young people in shaping a more peaceful world".
"You are leaders, changemakers and advocates in our societies", he (...)
The temporary reduction in carbon emissions caused by global COVID-19 lockdowns did not slow the relentless advance of climate change. Greenhouse gas concentrations are at record levels, and the planet is on path towards dangerous overheating, a (...)
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be the greatest shared global challenge since the UN's founding 75 years ago, according to the annual Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization, published on Thursday.
"The global health, (...)
The contribution of women activists towards building peace across the world is being highlighted in a UN exhibition of images taken by women photographers, which is opening online and in New York.
In Their Hands: Women Taking Ownership of Peace, (...)
The UN Security Council has encouraged Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia to resume AU-led negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) to reach a mutually acceptable agreement on filling and operating the dam.
In a presidential statement, the (...)
SpaceX launched its Inspiration4 mission on Wednesday evening from NASA's facility in Florida, successfully bringing its all-civilian crew into orbit.
The mission is the first private crew launched to orbit by Elon Musk's company and the first time (...)
The United Nations children's agency has asked authorities to reopen schools in countries where millions of students are still not allowed to return to classrooms following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eighteen months into the pandemic, schools for nearly (...)
‐ The COVID-19 pandemic has proved to be the most challenging period the world has seen since the World War Two, said the UN Secretary-General on Tuesday – as the 75th session of the General Assembly gave way to the new deepening inequalities, (...)
The 2021 California gubernatorial recall election, scheduled on Tuesday, will decide the fate of Democrat governor Gavin Newsom and test the political grit of one of the Democratic Party's stronghold.
Some indicators point to Newsom's slim chance to (...)
Secretary-General António Guterres described Sima Sami Bahous of Jordan, as "a champion for women and girls", announcing on Monday her appointment to lead the UN's gender equality and empowerment entity, UN Women.
The UN chief said she would also (...)
The incoming president of the General Assembly says that hope is desperately needed for those billions around the world struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic, devastation, and strife.
In his first major interview, he told UN News that the General (...)
The international community should urgently offer a "lifeline" to millions of vulnerable Afghans "who face perhaps their most perilous hour", the UN secretary-general said on Monday.
Leading the appeal in Geneva for $606 million to support emergency (...)
The FBI has released a newly declassified 16-page document related to logistical support provided to two of the hijackers in the lead-up to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The document describes contacts the hijackers had with Saudi associates in the US (...)
Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri, Cabinet member and minister of economy, and Dr. Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, minister of state for foreign trade, will have direct talks in Washington, DC, this week with US senior officials and private sector (...)
The rise in hate crimes against people of Asian and Pacific Island heritage in the United States since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, inspired artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya to produce vibrant artworks featuring people of Asian (...)
The thought of getting a message from Queen Elizabeth II for becoming tennis' most improbable Grand Slam champion likely couldn't have been further from Emma Raducanu's mind at the start of the year.
Indeed, at that time, she was preoccupied with (...)
Twenty years to the day since the terror attack that brought down the iconic Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has paid tribute to the first responders who ran into the buildings to save (...)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday that the Sept. 11, 2001 Al-Qaeda attacks in the US has failed to divide those who believe in freedom and democracy, marking the 20th anniversary of that day.
"While the terrorists imposed their (...)
Celebrating the UN's 75th anniversary last year, prompted major internal discussion about its future, and a new direction away from the post-World War Two consensus of its early days. These reflections have resulted in Our Common Agenda, a landmark (...)
With just over 100 days until landmark elections in Libya, political leaders must join forces to ensure the vote is free, fair and inclusive, the UN envoy for the country told the Security Council on Friday.
Ján Kubiš, special representative of the (...)
The complexities of the years-long war in Yemen "multiply as the conflict drags on", the country's new UN envoy told the Security Council on Friday, adding that he was "under no illusions about the difficulty of the task" at hand.
"Enabling a (...)
Peaceful protesters in many parts of Afghanistan have been met with an increasingly violent response by the new Taliban authorities over the past four weeks, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday, including the use of live ammunition, (...)
