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At least seven international NGOs have suspended aid, saying they cannot work without female staffThe acting head of the UN mission in Afghanistan met Taliban leaders on Monday in a bid to persuade them to withdraw their ban on all women working for ai…
Read MoreEffective United Nations peace negotiator who brought about dialogue between warring parties in many international crisesFrancesc Vendrell, who has died aged 82, was one of the longest serving and most successful United Nations peace negotiators of mod…
Read MoreIn Siena, Luisa worries about social media. In Delhi, Nikita is trying to proof her house against air pollution. Here, couples who have welcomed a new child in recent months share their dreams and fears for them on an ever more crowded planetTuesday 15…
Read MoreAntónio Guterres says it’s vital a peace plan agreed with the junta, but so far not enforced, takes effectThe 2021 Myanmar coup explained in 30 secondsUN chief António Guterres has urged the Myanmar junta to immediately return to democracy, saying it w…
Read MoreFrom a bombastic Boris Johnson speech to an impassioned plea from the Barbados PM, here’s how first full day played outCop27 live – latest news updatesOn a jam-packed first full day, we heard from António Guterres, the UN secretary general, who dramati…
Read MoreChina and Russia, meanwhile, accuse US of inflaming tensions with large-scale joint military exercises with South KoreaThe United States has accused Russia and China of providing “blanket protection” to North Korea from further UN Security Council acti…
Read MoreUNFPA head urges countries to focus on helping women, children and marginalised people most vulnerable to demographic changeThe world must not engage in “population alarmism” as the number of people living on Earth nears 8 billion, a senior UN official…
Read MoreResult not to debate its own damning report shows many states are unwilling to take sides in power struggle between China and westIn a display of raw Chinese political power, the UN has voted to turn its back on a report written by its own human rights…
Read MoreMoscow isolated at United Nations assembly, with no major country siding with itChina and India have called for a negotiated end to the Ukraine war, stopping short of robust support for traditional ally Russia.After a week of pressure at the United Nat…
Read MoreComments from Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi come after meeting with US secretary of state Antony Blinken on sidelines of UN general assemblyChina-Taiwan tensions: explained in 30 secondsChina has accused the United States of sending “very wrong, dan…
Read MoreYoon Suk-yeol accused of discourtesy in London and of swearing after chat to Joe BidenSouth Korea’s president has been accused of causing a “diplomatic disaster” after his first major international trip, to the Queen’s funeral and the UN general assemb…
Read MoreUN chief António Guterres criticises airstrikes on Let Yet Kone, which junta claims were to target rebels hiding in the areaAt least 11 schoolchildren have died after an airstrike on a village in Myanmar, according to the United Nations children’s agen…
Read MoreThe general assembly is expected to see fresh tussles over future of Ukraine, as well as the threats of famine and the climate crisis in the global southThe UN general assembly summit this week will be dominated by a struggle – between the US and its a…
Read MoreBattle over influence at Human Rights Council, with Beijing warning of ‘politicisation of human rights’Western powers are weighing the risk of a potential defeat if they table a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council calling for an independent commi…
Read MoreLetter from Goldman prize winners aims to block country’s bid to join UN’s human rights council over its jailing of campaignersMore than 50 winners of the world’s most prestigious environmental prize are calling on the UN to reject a bid by Vietnam to …
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