New Bid But Little Hope To Reform UN Security Council
A flurry of world leaders have appealed again to the United Nations to reform the Security Council, reviving a bid launched 15 years ago. But chances of transfo
UN, Britain To Co-host Climate Summit On Dec 12
UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATESThe United Nations and Britain will co-host a global climate summit on Dec 12, the fifth anniversary of the landmark Paris Agreemen
Macron Urges UN To Wake Up, Takes Veiled Jabs At US And China
The coronavirus pandemic must serve as an "electric shock" that wakes up the United Nations, French President Emmanuel Macron said in a speech on Tues
Trump Order Seeks To Ban Military, Government Contractors From Some Diversity Training
US President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday (Sept 22) that he said would ban the military, government contractors and federal grantees from s
Pompeo's Quest To Redefine Human Rights Draws Concern At UN
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is trying to drum up support at the United Nations for a new vision of human rights that prioritises religious liberty and pro
Xi Says China Has No Intention To Fight Cold Or Hot War
Chinese President Xi Jinping told the United Nations General Assembly yesterday that Beijing has "no intention to fight either a Cold War or a hot one with
World Leaders Mark UN At 75, Challenged By Covid-19 Pandemic, US-China Tensions
World leaders came together, virtually, on Monday (Sept 21) to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, as the deadly coronavirus pandemic and tensions
US Announces New Sanctions On Iran Defence Ministry And Others
The Trump administration yesterday announced new sanctions against Iran's defence ministry and others involved in the country's nuclear and weapons programme to
US Imposes Sanctions On Iran's Defence Ministry, Venezuelan President Maduro
The United States on Monday (Sept 21) slapped new sanctions on the Iranian defence ministry and others involved in Iran's nuclear and weapons program to support
Pew Poll Finds Strong Support For Global Cooperation Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
A poll conducted amid the coronavirus pandemic found strong support for global cooperation across 14 advanced economies, with a majority believing that cooperat
Former World Leaders Urge Ratification Of Nuclear Arms Ban Treaty
Fifty-six previous prime ministers, presidents, foreign ministers and defence ministers from 20 Nato countries, plus Japan and South Korea, released an open let
US Reimposes Iran Sanctions Against Objections Of Allies
Over the strenuous objections of its closest allies, the Trump administration reimposed United Nations sanctions against Iran on Saturday, though the weight of
Pompeo Accuses Europe Of Inaction Over Iran Arms
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday (Sept 20) said European leaders "haven't lifted a finger" to halt arms sales to Iran after they rejected a un
In Bumpy UN Dealings, Trump Found Backing On North Korea, Isolation On Iran
Though famously skeptical of the United Nations, US President Donald Trump harnessed its collective power to impose crushing sanctions on North Korea in a bid t
Trump Plans Executive Order To Punish Arms Trade With Iran: Sources
WASHINGTON/US President Donald Trump plans to issue an executive order allowing him to impose US sanctions on anyone who violates a conventional arms embargo ag
Trump-Kim Letters Tell Of Leaders' Personal Bond
The letters which North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and United States President Donald Trump exchanged after their historic meeting in Singapore in 2018 were effu
Excerpts Of Letters Between Trump And Kim In 2018 And 2019
President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un exchanged at least 27 letters in 2018 and 2019, viewed by journalist Bob Woodward for his new book, Ra
As UN Turns 75, The Celebration Is Muted By Calamity And Conflict
Worldwide contagion, the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and a warming planetnot to mention rising hunger, growing legions of refugees, xenopho
A 'crossroads' For Humanity: Earth's Biodiversity Is Still Collapsing
The world is failing to address a catastrophic biodiversity collapse that not only threatens to wipe out beloved species and invaluable genetic diversity, but e
UN Chief To Push Pandemic Ceasefire At World Leaders Meeting, But Fears Opportunities Lost
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will use his annual address to world leaders next week to push for a global ceasefire until the end of 2020 so countries c