Right to development: A blueprint for unmet promises
What you need to know:The declaration broke new ground in the universal struggle for greater human dignity, freedom, equality and justice when the UN...
Security Council LIVE: World leaders debate ongoing war in Ukraine
Five years of war. Another winter closing in. Today, the Security Council once again debates a path to peace – though any resolution still...
UN health agency calls for investment boost to save young lives from cancer
That’s according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO) which on Wednesday released complete country comparable baseline data on five-year survival estimates for lymphoid...
DR Congo Ebola outbreak toll exceeds 3,700 deaths
In an update, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said that in the last 21 days, cases of infection fell by approximately 26 per...
United Kingdom announces action on disinformation and global AI standards
Mr. Burnham said recent years have seen “an industrial-scale assault by hostile actors on the information environment” in both the UK and many of...
When a country goes underwater: Island States fight for their future
Yet, for the people of some low-lying small island States, what is at stake is more than just their houses. Their countries face the...
‘Time is running out’ for Israel-Palestine two-State solution
Key points:Conditions for a viable Palestinian State are being “systematically erased” through Israeli settlement expansion, outposts and rising settler violence in the occupied West...
‘Ask us first’: Children demand a voice on AI’s future
“Today's children are the first generation to grow up with artificial intelligence – yet often the last to be asked for their views,” UN...
Choose international order over ‘law of the jungle’, urges Macron
Addressing the General Assembly he said France was committed to both the UN itself and a revival of multilateralism to “tackle common challenges together”. Don’t...
Qatar: Absence of a regional collective security system is fuelling crisis in the Gulf
Addressing the UN General Assembly, the Emir said that “the essence of the dangerous situation we are witnessing is the absence of a regional...
How El Niño offers a test of whether the world can adapt to a...
A chilly, wet Tuesday morning greeted presidents and prime ministers arriving at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, as the 81st General...
UN rendered unable to fulfil its mission, Turkish President laments before world leaders
“The United Nations, established 81 years ago to maintain international peace and security, is no longer able to fulfil this mission,” Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Diplomacy is the way to address global challenges, Brazil tells General Assembly
Opening this year’s General Debate, the President – known to all as Lula – expressed his indignation at the widespread attacks taking place on...
Time to accept ‘hard truths’ so trust can be rebuilt: General Assembly President
Key points:The UN has grown from 50 Member States in 1945 to 193 today, but survival alone is not evidence of successGlobal military spending...
Trump defends military action against Iran, Venezuela, and calls for rebrand of AI
Calling Iran “the number one sponsor of terror,” the President devoted much of his speech to the Islamic Republic, arguing that his Administration had...
Guterres: ‘Cracks have become canyons’ as world faces four tests of power
Key pointsUN chief urges binding international cooperation on AI governance, warning that life-and-death decisions must never be handed to machinesCalls for Security Council reform,...
Displacement on the rise in Yemen as fighting continues
“Fighting in Yemen is expanding across multiple front lines, triggering a rapidly growing displacement crisis and driving more than 130,000 people to flee their...
Reflections and Opinions on 9/11 — Open Forum
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In this edition of Vantage Point, Dr. Ron Daniels, aka “the Professor,” hosts an Open Forum offering reflections and opinions on...
In Tanzania, the sea is moving inland – and taking livelihoods with it
Buga Steven can measure the advance of the sea in coconuts.There was a time when his trees yielded about 5,000 of them. Today, he...
Resolving the U.S.-Provoked Crisis in Cuba with James Early
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In this edition of Vantage Point, Dr. Ron Daniels, aka “the Professor,” speaks with James Early, consultant on cultural democracy and...
UN condemns attempted Houthi strike on Riyadh as Yemen displacement surges past 130,000
“We reiterate our condemnation of the continued Houthi cross‑border attacks against Saudi Arabia, including the attempt to target Riyadh,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told...
‘Nowhere is safe’: UN experts detail Ukraine war’s toll and Russia’s reach beyond its...
The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, presenting an update to the council, said repeated Russian strikes on energy infrastructure are leaving Ukrainian civilians...
‘We are not powerless’: UN chief urges world leaders to invest in peace
“Achieving peace is not something that just happens,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message for Monday’s International Day of Peace. “It is a...
Why climate action now comes down to speed, finance and cooperation
Just over a decade ago, the world was heading towards more than 4°C of warming over pre-industrial levels. Climate action since the Paris Agreement...
