Geopolitics
New York: Already reeling from COVID-19, the fighting in Ukraine has introduced significant and worrying new risks likely to heavily impact Africa, UN development experts warned on Friday. more
DPR Korea’s grip on population has tightened since COVID

New York: In the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), more commonly known as North Korea, human rights violations remain systematic, and the authorities’ grip on the ...

Pandemic recovery must put people first: UN Secretary-General

New York: People must be at the heart of post-pandemic recovery, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told a global meeting that opened on Tuesday to examine the economic and soci ...

COVID-19: Health workers face ‘dangerous neglect’, warn WHO, ILO

New York: Health teams worldwide need much safer working conditions to combat the “dangerous neglect” they have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN health and labour ag ...

Alarm bells are ringing over conflict, COVID and climate, ‘now we must respond’, Ireland tells UN Assembly

New York: Looking back over the first four days of the high-level week, the Ireland’s Prime Minister said a series of alarms have sounded in the Hall of the General Assembly: for co ...

Colombia calls for global financial consensus to avert COVID debt crisis

New York: The President of Colombia on Tuesday warned that many developing countries have increased their fiscal deficit to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, putting at risk their financia ...

‘Power of humanity’ can overcome COVID-19, climate challenges – Assembly President

New York: The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday opened the annual General Debate, this year held as a hybrid in-person and virtual event, reflecting on the darkest days of t ...

Annual Secretary-General’s report reveals a world tested ‘to the limit’

New York: 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 ...

Shared ‘grief and anxiety’ a powerful unifying factor in COVID fight

New York: The General Assembly on Tuesday held a High-level Forum on the Culture of Peace, focused on building resilience and a fair recovery against the continued ravages of COVID-19.

COVID-19 vaccine made mandatory for US troops: President Joe Biden supports Pentagon

Washington: US President Joe Biden on Monday said he strongly supported the effort by the Department of Defence (DOD) to make COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for members of the U.S. military b ...