#United Nations

Israeli airstrikes killed at least six Palestinians guarding aid trucks against looters, Hamas officials said on Friday, as the head of the United Nations warned that only a “teaspoon” of ...

Slovakia’s Foreign State Secretary Ratislav Chovanec expressed hope on Friday that the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus would find “sufficient political courage, goodwill and statesmanship” to move ...

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli on Thursday called for revenge to be taken on the Greek Cypriot side on the matter of property, in light of recent arrests, ...

The leaders in Cyprus are looking forward to receiving the UN chief’s personal envoy Maria Ángela Holguín in the coming weeks, deputy spokesman for the secretary-general, Farhan Haq, ...

The United States on Friday designated Haiti’s powerful Viv Ansanm gang alliance, whose members have taken control of almost all the capital Port-au-Prince and spread to surrounding areas, a “...

The United Nations is considering a massive overhaul that would merge major departments and shift resources across the globe, according to an internal memo prepared by senior officials tasked with ...

Officials will discuss major steps to restore support for Syria from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund at spring meetings next week, though sanctions remain a major obstacle to ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “deeply alarmed” at Sunday’s strike by Israeli forces on the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, his spokesperson said on Tuesday. “Under international humanitarian ...

The United States “will have no patience for bad faith negotiation or violation of commitments” as it seeks to end the war in Ukraine, acting US Ambassador to the United ...

The pain of uncertainty still haunts families in Cyprus, five decades after the island was divided. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Cypriot diplomat Rona Panteli called the issue of ...

UN Secretary General’s Special Repesentative in Cyprus Colin Stewart briefed on Monday the diplomatic corps on the recent Geneva meeting on the Cyprus issue, a post by the UN ...

The forthcoming enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem to be held in Geneva next month is “vital to pave the way for positive developments”, the Bicommunal Peace Initiative – United Cyprus ...

United Nations under-secretary-general for peacebuilding Rosemary DiCarlo on Thursday afternoon met Turkish deputy foreign minister and European Union affairs director Mehmet Kemal Bozay in Ankara. The meeting was the latest ...

President Nikos Christodoulides addressed the 20th annual session of the Mediterranean Model United Nations (MEDIMUN) in Nicosia on Friday. Christodoulides expressed his gratitude to the organisers and the English School ...

Cyprus’ Foreign Minister, Constantinos Kombos, has reaffirmed the government’s strong commitment to restarting meaningful negotiations on the Cyprus problem. He delivered this message in a meeting with United Nations ...

The United Nations expressed deep concern at reports of M23 rebels and Rwandan troops advancing south towards the Congolese city of Bukavu on Thursday, as the militants sought also to ...

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Wednesday spoke with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss the Cyprus problem, among other matters. Greece’s foreign ministry said the discussion had ...

UN special representative and head of the peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) Colin Stewart will be making as series of briefings in New York ahead of the adoption of a ...

In an effort to pave the way for an informal expanded meeting for a Cyprus settlement, UN undersecretary-general for political and peacebuilding affairs Rosemary DiCarlo is expected to visit Cyprus, ...

The Turkish Cypriot side on Tuesday crowed that a draft six monthly report issued United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the state of play in Cyprus contains not a ...

Cyprus’ defence ministry is dangerously and deliberately blurring the lines between civilian and military facilities by “disguising military positions within civilian structures”, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. In a ...

Promoting children’s rights, combating gender-based violence and advancing gender equality, as well as the promotion of economic, social and cultural rights, are Cyprus’ core priorities as a member of ...

Heavy gunfire erupted in South Sudan’s capital Juba on Thursday evening after security forces moved to arrest the former head of the intelligence service, according to Reuters reporters and ...

“All parties” have given their consent for an enlarged meeting to be held on the Cyprus problem, according to reports on Monday. The Cyprus News Agency reported that a “brief ...