‘The extraordinary power of ordinary people’: World leaders spotlight youth as agents of progress
Annalena Baerbock, President of the General Assembly and one of the youngest persons to ever hold the office,…
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Sinking islands, vanishing forests: World leaders call for urgent climate action
Their appeals, sharpened by rising seas, failed harvests and disappearing ecosystems, echoed Secretary-General António Guterres’s warning at a…
‘Warring world crying out for peace’ says UN chief as leaders gather in New York
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for a renewed global push to end wars and divisions, stressing that…
MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha ‘potentially opens a new and perilous chapter’
The UN Secretary-General has condemned an Israeli strike targeting Hamas leaders in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on…
Guterres condemns Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar as ‘flagrant violation’
In a statement, António Guterres spoke out against what he called a “flagrant violation” of Qatari sovereignty and…
World News in Brief: Casualties in Ukraine, Burkina Faso aid helicopter blast, Uganda urged to release opposition leaders
The monthly total also marked a three-year high, topping June’s figure, with HRMMU verifying civilian deaths and injuries…
Once-in-a-decade push for the ‘locked out’: Global leaders set for landmark UN conference in Turkmenistan
Backed by the new Awaza Programme of Action, the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries or LLDC3…
Two ex-militia leaders in Central African Republic sentenced for war crimes, crimes against humanity
Alfred Yekatom and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona received prison sentences of 15 and 12 years for their roles in brutal…
It’s time to finance our future and ‘change course’, Guterres tells world leaders in Sevilla
António Guterres issued his clarion call noting that sustainable development powered by international cooperation, is now facing “massive…
LIVE: World leaders in Sevilla launch ambitious push to finance the future
From rising debt and shrinking investment, to the aid funding crisis and struggles to meet ambitious development goals,…
Millions remain invisible – but Asia-Pacific leaders pledge change by 2030
Now, governments have committed to close that gap by 2030. At the conclusion of the Third Ministerial Conference…
‘Jerusalem is not for sale’ Palestinian President Abbas tells world leaders at UN Assembly
President Abbas underscored his commitment to peace and the two-state solution, as well as the path of negotiation…
UN chief urges world leaders to keep two-State solution ‘alive’
“It is absolutely essential to keep alive the two-State solution perspective with all the terrible things we are…
UN chief urges world leaders to keep two-State solution ‘alive’
“It is absolutely essential to keep alive the two-State solution perspective with all the terrible things we are…
‘We are the present’: Tajik climate activist urges leaders to include youth voices in dialogue
At the end of April, Fariza Dzhobirova attended a Model United Nations Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation in Tajikistan’s…
Pandemic heroes stepped up in 2020 – now they’re asking world leaders to do the same
A defining moment for global health is about to unfold in Geneva. The World Health Assembly is meeting…