Politics Sep 26 Belarus’ top diplomat says he can’t imagine his country entering the war in Ukraine alongside Russia The foreign minister of Belarus says he can't envision a situation where his country would enter the war in Ukraine alongside Russian forces. Belarus has a strategic partnership with Russia.
Politics Sep 23 WATCH: 2023 United Nations General Assembly – Day 5 It's Day 5 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York.
World Sep 19 UN chief calls for action and unity from leaders to solve global problems This year’s week-long session, the first full-on meeting of world leaders since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted travel, has 145 leaders scheduled to speak.
World Aug 16 UN envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity for denying education, employment to women Gordon Brown told a U.N. conference on the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan that its rulers are responsible for "the most egregious, vicious and indefensible violation of women's rights and girls' rights in the world today."…
World Aug 10 UN Security Council to hold first open meeting on North Korea human rights situation since 2017 Thomas-Greenfield said the council "must address the horrors, the abuses and crimes being perpetrated" by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's regime against its own people as well as the people of Japan and South Korea.
Politics Aug 03 WATCH: Blinken calls on world to tell Russia to stop using Ukrainian grain as ‘blackmail’ America’s top diplomat lashed out at Russia at a U.N. Security Council meeting for ignoring the world’s appeals and pulling out of the year-old deal that allowed Ukraine to ship more than 32 tons of grain from Black Sea ports to needy…
World Jul 29 Funding crisis cuts off food aid to millions as acute hunger surges worldwide, UN says The United Nations has been forced to cut food, cash payments and assistance to millions of people in many countries because of “a crippling funding crisis” that has seen its donations plummet by about half as acute hunger is hitting…
World Jul 21 Russia comes under UN pressure to revive Ukrainian grain shipments amid global food crisis fears Moscow was also criticized by the U.N. and council members Friday for attacking Ukrainian Black Sea ports after it pulled out of the year-old grain deal on Monday and destroying critical port infrastructure.
World Jul 11 UN ends aid to northwest Syria from Turkey after Security Council fails to renew approval Russia vetoed a compromise resolution that would have extended the operation through the Bab al-Hawa crossing for nine months, and which was supported by 13 of the 15 council members.
World Jul 06 UN chief calls for a robust international police force to help combat Haiti’s armed gangs He told reporters Thursday that a U.N. expert's call for between 1,000 and 2,000 police officers trained to deal with gang warfare is not an exaggeration of the numbers needed.