Politics

Côte d’Ivoire: Simone Gbagbo Trial Begins

MAY 30, 2016

LDCs: UN calls for greater support to least developed countries, adopts new declaration in Turkey

29 May 2016

UN relief chief calls for more assistance for ‘distressing and dire’ situation of Syrians

27 May 2016

In Egypt, Assembly President points way towards more relevant, responsive and inclusive UN

28 May 2016

LDCs: With journalists sponsored from vulnerable nations, news on UN conference can reach all corners of globe

28 May 2016

UN refugee agency begins delivering supplies to families escaping besieged Fallujah

27 May 2016
The United Nations refugee agency said today that it is delivering emergency relief supplies to families who managed to escape the besieged Iraqi city of Fallujah over the past few days.

UN agency urges Greece to find alternatives for refugees and migrants at ‘sub-standard’ sites

27 May 2016

At Security Council, climate change citied among factors impacting stability in Sahel

26 May 2016 – At a meeting today in the United Nations Security Council on the situation in the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa, senior UN officials stressed that climate change plays a direct role in the region’s security, development and stability by increasing drought and fuelling conflict.

UN envoy for Syria tells Security Council peace talks will resume ‘as soon as feasible’

26 May 2016
The United Nations envoy for Syria today told the Security Council that he intends to begin the next round of intra-Syrian talks 'as soon as feasible, but certainly not within the next two to three weeks,’ the Organization reported today.

‘We have an opportunity in the next 15 to 20 years to really change our world’ – UN envoy for the least developed countries

26 May 2016
Starting on Friday, the 48 least developed countries (LDCs) of the world will be the focus of a global United Nations conference in Antalya, Turkey, that aims to review their progress over the past five years.