Geopolitics
New York: Small island developing states (SIDS) must receive financial and international support if they are to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters, the President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Munir Akram, said on Friday. more
New ECOSOC President outlines focus on pandemic, SDGs and climate action

New York: Now is the time to implement policies and commitments to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and implement the Paris Agreement ...

New ECOSOC president to revive ‘deliberative function’ of forum

New York: The newly-elected President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Ronda King, of the Caribbean island nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, said on Th ...

Progress has been made, but 'not at a sufficient speed to realize the SDGs': UN ECOSOC President

New York, July 17: One week after zeroing-in on how to build sustainable, resilient societies, key players from around the world debated on Monday at United Nations Headquarters in New Yo ...

FEATURE SERIES: What is UN peacebuilding and its role in preventing conflicts?

New York, July 28 (Just Earth News): In conflicts, the United Nations is commonly associated with peacekeeping and UN ‘blue helmets,’ but increasingly the international communit ...

UN political forum opens with focus on achieving 2030 Agenda’s call to ‘leave no one behind’

New York, July 12 (Just Earth News): Opening the first meeting of the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development since the adoption of the UN 2030 Agenda, the Presi ...

At high-level forum, UN official calls for final push towards new sustainability agenda

New York, July 7 (JEN) The international community stands on the cusp of eradicating extreme poverty and reaching the world's most vulnerable people with “a chance to live a life of di ...

Development and alternative crops provide hope in war on illicit drugs :UN

New York, July 16 (JEN) Senior United Nations officials on Tuesdaycalled for a greater focus on development activities and alternative crops in countries where the tight grip of drug lords ...