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UN chief not optimistic world situation can improve soon; warns terrorist groups may become more aggressive

New York, September 19 – International institutions lack “teeth” to fulfill their missions and even those that have them like the UN Security Council have ...
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UN begins annual meetings under pandemic restrictions; Biden to speak in-person with few other heads of state and government

New York, September 14 – The UN General Assembly opened its 76th annual session with warnings of new Covid-19 cases and deaths, divisions between rich
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UPDATE: Over $1.2 billion pledged to UN humanitarian program in Afghanistan

Geneva/New York, September 13 – The United Nations has received pledges of over $1.2 billion in humanitarian assistance for 11 million Afghans for the four ...
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UN issues Our Common Agenda, an action-filled program to counter pandemics, climate change havocs

New York, September 10 – The United Nations is calling on all countries to make an urgent choice between breakdown and breakthrough as the world ...
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UN Security Council says Taliban have committed to let Afghans travel freely abroad; it condemns attacks that killed over 300 people

New York, August 30 – The UN Security Council said in a strongly worded resolution that it expects the Taliban to respect its commitments that ...
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Afghanistan faces uncertain future while humanitarian needs are “enormous and growing,” WHO official says.

New York, August 27 – The bomb attacks in Kabul have accelerated the already tense and volatile situation in Afghanistan and the country’s humanitarian needs ...
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UN determined to assist Afghan people despite attacks, mounting threats of humanitarian catastrophe

New York, August 26 – The United Nations has condemned the bomb attacks in Kabul and outside its airport thronged with fleeing Afghans and foreigners, ...
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UPDATE: Rise of Covid-19 cases keep annual United Nations meetings virtual and diplomats away

New York, August 20 – The United Nations headquarters has informed international media as well as the 193 governments that will send representatives to attend ...
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UN pledges not to abandon Afghan people, demands Taliban respect human rights

New York, August 16 – The United Nations decided to stay put in Afghanistan after Taliban armed forces took over the Kabul government, spreading fear ...
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Health

Governments urged to depoliticize Covid-19 issues and let scientists study Covid-19 virus’ origins

Geneva/New York, August 12 – The World Health Organization is calling on governments to stop politicizing the issue regarding Covid-19 virus’ origins and provide “all ...
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Climate

Planet earth faces certain hotter climate, UN climate panel warns

Geneva/New York, August 9 – Planet earth is certain to get increasing life-threatening heat waves and water shortage that will affect hundreds of millions of ...
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Economy

Majority of people think global economy will recover in two years, market survey says

Geneva/New York, August 5 – Three in four people think it will take at least two years for economies around the world to recover from ...
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