UN marks 100 years since Mandela’s birth with a vow to continue struggle for equality
Taking stock of his “vast” legacy for mankind, the United Nations will mark 100 years since the birth of the late anti-Apartheid activist, Nelson Mandela, […]
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The world ‘must rally’ to support one million Rohingya refugees, UN Migration chief says
A failure to remain focused on the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh “would have tragic outcomes” for the nearly one million children, women and men […]
Nicaragua must end demonstrator killings and seek political solution in wake of ‘absolutely shocking’ death toll: UN chief
The United Nations Secretary-General has called on the Nicaraguan Government to end violence against demonstrators which has cost an estimated 280 lives, and begin a […]
Dress the world in wood, UN says in its ‘Forests for Fashion’ initiative
The fashion industry is valued upward of 2.5 trillion dollars, and employs some 75 million people globally – so it makes good sense to shift […]
Cause for ‘celebration’ and ‘concern’, General Assembly president tells SDG forum
One week after zeroing-in on how to build sustainable, resilient societies, key players from around the world debated on Monday at United Nations Headquarters in […]
Europe and Eurasia: France National Day
http://internationalpeoplesearch.com Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC July 14, 2018 On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, […]
UN Forum examines three pillars of 2030 Global Goals
The first week of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) concluded on Friday at United Nations Headquarters in New York, with a review of […]
Iceland to take vacated US seat on Human Rights Council
Iceland has for the first time been elected to the Human Rights Council, filling the seat vacated by the United States, which withdrew from the […]
Fresh airstrikes kill dozens in conflict-ravaged Syria
Despite the return of tens of thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) to Syria following local agreements and changes in territorial control, the United Nations […]
‘Historic moment’ for people on the move, as UN agrees on first-ever Global Compact on migration
For the first time ever, United Nations Member States have agreed an all-encompassing Global Compact to better manage international migration, address its challenges, strengthen migrant […]