UN peacekeeper killed in DRC road crash
Goma – A Moroccan soldier in the UN peacekeeping force and his interpreter were killed in a road accident... Read more
15 May
G20 is too elite. There’s a way to fix that though – economists
Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria and Robert Wade, London School of Economics and Political Science The G20 claims to... Read more
12 May
UN approves Haiti force after year of pleas
United Nations — The United Nations Security Council on Monday approved a Kenyan-led mission aiming to bring stability to... Read more
3 Oct, 2023
UN to finally adopt high seas treaty
United Nations — The world’s first international treaty to protect the high seas is due to be adopted on... Read more
19 Jun, 2023
Plastic pollution: treaty talks get into the nitty-gritty
Paris — French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that global plastics pollution was a “time bomb”, as diplomats began... Read more
29 May, 2023
Brazil should be on UN Security Council: UK chief diplomat
Brasilia — Brazil must have a “louder voice” in world affairs, including a permanent seat on the United Nations... Read more
25 May, 2023
Weather disaster death tolls would be higher without early-warning systems – UN
UNGeneva – Weather-related disasters have surged over the past 50 years, causing swelling economic damage even as early warning... Read more
22 May, 2023
UN warns humanitarian needs grow in Sudan
Khartoum – More than a third of Sudan’s population will need humanitarian assistance in 2023 as displacement and hunger... Read more
27 Feb, 2023
UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ by rising violence in Africa
Addis Ababa – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that Africa needed “action for peace” to combat rising... Read more
18 Feb, 2023
Miracle rescues a week after Turkey-Syria earthquake
Kahramanmaras – Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble a week after an earthquake struck Turkey and Syria leaving... Read more
13 Feb, 2023
