Kremlin says ammonia pipeline blast is negative for Black Sea grain deal
The Kremlin said on Thursday that there would be a “negative impact” on the fate of a Black Sea grain deal from a blast which damaged a pipeline used to ...
United Nations ‘alarmed’ by Hong Kong June 4 detentions
The United Nations said on Monday it was “alarmed” by detentions in Hong Kong linked to the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, while China said the financial hub ...
Myanmar, Bangladesh need $375 mln in aid, UN says
The United Nations on Tuesday said it needed $375 million in funding to get food, medicine and other relief supplies to millions of people affected by a cyclone that devastated parts ...
IAEA chief aims to present Zaporizhzhia deal to UN this month -diplomats
U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi plans to present an agreement with Russia and Ukraine on protecting the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to the U.N. Security Council this ...
UN fails to raise enough money for Yemen oil tanker operation
The United Nations on Thursday fell far short of raising the money it needs for an operation to salvage 1.1 million barrels of oil from a decaying vessel moored off Yemen’...
UN says aid trucks looted in ‘volatile’ Sudan, urges safe passage
The United Nations said on Wednesday it was seeking assurances from Sudan’s warring factions on the safe delivery of aid after six trucks of humanitarian supplies were looted and ...
UN warns of Sudan breaking point as air strikes hit capital (Updated)
As foreign states wind down their evacuations from Sudan, the United Nations warned of a humanitarian breaking point with no let up in fighting between rival military factions despite a ...
U.N. chief appeals for ceasefire in Sudan as thousands flee warring generals
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to Sudan’s warring factions to observe a ceasefire over the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday to allow civilians to reach safe areas as rival ...
Ukraine furious over Russian UN Security Council presidency
Russia, whose leader is accused of war crimes, assumed charge of the United Nations Security Council on Saturday causing fury in Ukraine, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy calling it an absurd ...
UN Climate Report: clutching at straws
People aren’t yet suffering enough to give the issue their full attention
The final report of the United Nation’s climate body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), ...
UN backs Turkey, Ukraine in call for 120-day grain deal rollover
The United Nations backed Turkey and Ukraine on Thursday by calling for a 120-day rollover of an agreement allowing the safe export of grain from several Ukrainian Black Sea ports ...
Christodoulides: no time to lose in trying to break deadlock (Updated)
The president said on Thursday that he will not get involved in a blame game with Ankara over the Cyprus problem, as he met with UN officials ahead of key ...
UN treaty to protect high seas has been agreed
After lengthy talks that begun in 2004, 193 UN member states agreed on March 4 a legally-binding UN treaty to protect the high seas and marine biodiversity and ensure sustainable use.
Welcoming this ...
Haiti police block streets, break into airport to protest officer killings
Haitian police officers on Thursday blocked streets and forced their way into the country’s main airport to protest the recent killing of officers by armed gangs expanding their grip ...
U.N. chief to convene ‘no-nonsense’ climate summit in 2023
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will convene a “no-nonsense” climate ambition summit in September next year and warned on Monday that there will be “no room for back-sliders, greenwashers, blame-shifters” ...
U.N. shelves bid by Afghan Taliban, Myanmar junta for representation
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday approved postponing – for the second time – a decision on whether the Afghan Taliban administration and the Myanmar junta can send a United Nations ...
Civil defence receives international certification
Cyprus’ civil defence has received international certification for its provision of humanitarian assistance during natural disasters abroad.
The civil defence announced that it managed to secure the INSARAG External Classification ...
US calls for UN Security Council president’s statement on North Korea missiles
The United States on Monday called for a United Nations Security Council presidential statement to hold North Korea accountable over its missile tests after Pyongyang launched an intercontinental ballistic missile ...
U.N. General Assembly calls for Russia to make reparations in Ukraine
The United Nations General Assembly on Monday called for Russia to be held accountable for its conduct in Ukraine, voting to approve a resolution recognizing that Russia must be responsible ...
US wants to oust Iran from UN women’s body
The United States will try to remove Iran from the 45-member U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) over the government’s denial of women’s rights and ...
Escalation of violence in Ukraine disrupts aid work
The United Nations and other aid organisations in Ukraine said on Monday that Russia firing missiles at cities across the country had disrupted their humanitarian work on the ground.
Russia ...
Our View: Fact-finding visit a case of much ado about nothing
The government has been hailing the visit by Assistant Secretary-General Rosemary Di Carlo as if some great victory had been achieved. It has been its main talking point since Friday, ...
UN chief warns Russia against annexation in Ukraine
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a Security Council meeting on Ukraine on Thursday that talk of a nuclear conflict is “totally unacceptable” and effectively warned that so-called referenda in areas ...
Modern slavery on the rise as crises fuel poverty – UN report
The number of people forced into modern forms of slavery has risenby a fifth in recent years to around 50 million on any given day amid a surge in poverty and ...