Conflict

US resolution to condemn activities of Hamas voted down in General Assembly

New York: Although a majority of UN Member States voted in favour of a General Assembly resolution put forward by the United States – condemning the activities of Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza – it failed to be adopted on Thursday at UN Headquarters in New York. more

‘We are in it together,’ Ghana tells UN Assembly, reaffirming Global Goals for planet and people

New York, Sept 22(Just Earth News): While sceptics feared the landmark Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were “too many and too complex” to be tackled, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Pr ...

Countering extremism in Middle East requires socio-economic measures, Lebanese leader tells UN

New York, Sept 22(Just Earth News): Recalling the tragic 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States that sparked the global ‘war on terror’ – which has since “lost its ...

Republic of Korea, at General Assembly, calls for more active UN role in solving nuclear crisis

New York, Sept 22(Just Earth News): The United Nations must play a more active role in resolving the crisis posed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) nuclear and missil ...

Palestinian leader, at General Assembly, calls on ‘duty-bound’ UN to end Israeli occupation

New York, Sept 21(Just Earth News): From the podium of the United Nations General Assembly Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday called on the world Organization to face up to its ...

International community must remain united to address global challenges, stresses Italian leader

New York, Sept 21(Just Earth News): Stressing that terrorism and violent extremism continue to cause much suffering around the globe, Paolo Gentiloni, the President of the Council of Ministe ...

UN has ‘narrow window of opportunity’ to turn the tide on raft of global ills, warns Ukraine President

New York, Sept 21(Just Earth News): Transnational terrorism and use of force international relations, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, human rights violations and environmen ...

UN must reform, ‘win our trust’ by proving it can deliver, UK leader tells General Assembly

New York, Sept 21(Just Earth News): The world is currently facing a raft of challenges “that test who we are,” the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom told the General Assembly, noting ...

World oblivious to suffering of other minorities in Rakhine, says Myanmar Vice-President

New York, Sept 21(Just Earth News): Informing world leaders that the violence, suffering and mass displacement in Myanmar’s Rakhine province affects not just Muslim and Rakhine communities ...

No one country can tackle the problems associated with migration, Libya tells global leaders

New York, Sept 21(Just Earth News): Recalling the situation in Libya since the 2011 revolution, Faiez Mustafa Serraj, the President of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Ac ...