Declare states of ‘climate emergency,’ UN chief tells world leaders
World leaders should declare states of “climate emergency” in their countries to spur action to avoid catastrophic global warming, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said...
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Lute thought to be looking for signs of movement
The UN Secretary General’s envoy Jane Holl Lute returns to the island on Monday with the aim of securing the agreement of the two sides...
Our View: Using the UN as a punching bag has become Cyprob tradition
Twice a year the UN Secretary-General issues a report about the UN operations in Cyprus, in which he recommends to the Security Council the extension...
EU and UN are losing patience
The dangers of saying ‘We’re alright, thank you’ By Christos Panayiotides “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what...
Smaller, weaker states increasingly disillusioned with the UN
By Kypros Chrysostomides At the end of disastrous World War II, the charter of the United Nations was signed in 1945. Its aim was to...
Alarm as U.N. faces cash squeeze as member countries delay payments
During talks on disarmament at the U.N.’s Geneva headquarters last month, alarm bells went off in the chamber to indicate that delegates had infringed new...
Former Akel MEP says UN peacebuilding organisation will help Cyprus and Middle East peace
Former Akel MEP Akel Takis Hadjigeorgiou said on Monday his idea for a regional UN peacekeeping headquarters based in Cyprus could pay huge dividends. The...
Teenage climate activist Thunberg takes on Trump’s Twitter taunt
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg shot back at on Tuesday at U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to mock her on Twitter by changing her...
Western countries rebuke China at UN for detention of Uighurs
Nearly two dozen countries have called on China to halt its mass detention of ethnic Uighurs in the Xinjiang region, the first such joint move on the...
Nations agree global climate pact rules, but seen as weak (Update)
By Nina Chestney, Bate Felix and Agnieszka Barteczko Nearly 200 countries overcame political divisions late on Saturday to agree on rules for implementing a landmark global climate deal,...
