Do not confuse food charity with ‘right to food’, UN expert...
Despite an estimated gross domestic product (GDP) of $2.84 trillion, world-renowned innovative businesses, a large agriculture sector and modern manufacturing capabilities, smallholder farmers are...
Deadly earthquake kills dozens in Turkey; UN stands in solidarity and...
On 12 January 2010, a 7.0 magnitude quake struck Haiti, devastating its capital, Port-au-Prince. About 220,000 people were reportedly killed, among them, 102 UN staff who lost their...
UN moves to tackle ‘hidden abuse’ and violence against Europe’s children
And despite the magnitude of this figure, “it is well established that incidents of interpersonal violence are widely underreported”, according to the World Health...
A ‘strong and united Europe’ has never been more needed, declares...
The Secretary-General was in the ancient continental capital of Aachen, close to the French border, where he received the Charlemagne Prize, awarded each year...
UN expert criticizes States for ‘ganging up’ on Wikileaks’ Assange; warns...
“My most urgent concern is that, in the United States, Mr. Assange would be exposed to a real risk of serious violations of his...
60,000 young refugees and migrants who arrived in Italy alone lack...
Between 2014 and 2018, around 60,000 of them arrived in Italy by sea, 90 per cent of whom were between the ages of 15...
Top UN court will consider Ukraine allegations against Russia of treaty...
ICJ-CIJ/Bastiaan van Musscher
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers its judgment on the preliminary objections raised by the Russian Federation in the case concerning...
International community urged to deliver on promise for better future for...
Valentin Inzko, the international community’s High Representative there, urged ambassadors not to forget about the country as it continues to work towards unity.
“Bosnia and...
Kosovo elections: ‘Most significant change’ in 12 years, Security Council hears
Zahir Tanin, the head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), told Council members that preliminary results pointed to an opposition victory, with coalition talks...
Malta: Human rights experts call for justice in case of murdered...
Two years since the murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia on the Mediterranean island of Malta, justice has yet to be served for...
German synagogue shooting ‘another tragic demonstration of anti-Semitism’: UN chief
The killing of two people outside a synagogue in Germany on Wednesday has been characterized by the UN Secretary-General as “another tragic demonstration of...
Strict alcohol laws which cut intake more than 40 per cent...
Strict laws put in place by the Russian authorities since 2003 have resulted in a significant drop in alcohol-related deaths nationwide, a report from...
Athens urged to fast track asylum seekers amid island shelters crisis...
A spike in the number of refugees reaching Greek island reception centres is likely to worsen the situation in already “dangerously overcrowded” facilities there,...
As ‘the last European divided country’, Cyprus President tells Assembly UN...
Despite his country’s “sincere efforts and the constructive engagement” towards a settlement, Mr. Anastasiades said: “Cyprus remains the last European divided country”.
Yet he did...
Strong leaders care about all people, not just their own citizens,...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ongoing conflict in places such Syria and Yemen, and his own country, reveal that war is the biggest threat to human...