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...
Home » United Nations
United Nations
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,...
‘Stranger Things’ star to take on bullies in new U.N. role
British actress Millie Bobby Brown, the teenage star of hit drama series “Stranger Things”, was named as the youngest-ever goodwill ambassador for the United Nations’...
Situation ‘at boiling point’ at refugee centre on Greek island
The United Nations refugee agency urged Greece on Friday to speed up transfers of eligible asylum-seekers from Aegean islands to the mainland, saying conditions at an overcrowded...
Yemen’s Houthis welcome UN call for probe into air strikes
Yemen‘s Houthi group welcomed on Friday a call by the United Nations for an independent investigation into Saudi-led coalition air strikes that killed dozens of...
Yemen’s Houthis ‘indicate willingness to hand over port to UN’
Yemen‘s Iran-aligned Houthis have indicated they would be willing to hand over management of Hodeidah port to the United Nations, a potential breakthrough in a...
UN seeks to cut pollution on World Environment Day
Less than a 10th of all the plastic ever made has been recycled, and governments should consider banning or taxing single-use bags or food containers to stem...
UN calls for Turkey to end state of emergency
The United Nations called on Turkey on Tuesday to end the state of emergency in place since July 2016 that it said had led to...
Russia and US air strikes ‘caused mass civilian deaths in Syria’
Air strikes by Russia and a US-led coalition killed civilians in Syriaon a large scale last year, while the Assad government carried out unlawful chemical weapon...
UN investigator decries Iran clampdown, torture, floggings
Iran has arrested activists and political opponents in a clampdown on freedom of expression as use of torture continues despite promises of reform, a United Nations...
Collapse of Iran nuclear deal would be ‘great loss’
Any collapse of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major powers would be a “great loss”, the head of the UN atomic agency policing the accord...
Unficyp will be more effective after review, UN official says
As a result of the strategic review of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus, the organisation is convinced that Unficyp will be fully equipped and...
UN says Russia’s eastern Ghouta aid plan not enough
A Russian plan for a five-hour pause in fighting in Syria’s eastern Ghouta needs to be expanded to allow aid deliveries to enter and civilians and medical...
N. Ireland abortion laws violate women’s rights, UN body says
The United Kingdom violates women’s rights in Northern Ireland by unduly restricting their access to abortion, a report by the UN Committee on the Elimination...
More bombs fall on Syria’s Ghouta ahead of UN vote (Update 2)
A new wave of bombs struck Syria‘s eastern Ghouta district unabated on Friday, witnesses said, ahead of a UN Security Council vote to demand a 30-day...
