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United Nations Security Council to hold informal polls for new UN chief from ThursdayThe UN Security Council will hold initial straw polls for seven candidates. These informal votes assess support for the next UN Secretary-G...- Ugandan diplomat Otunnu joins race to become next UN headUgandan diplomat Olara Otunnu has joined the race for UN Secretary-General. He is the seventh contender to succeed Antonio Guterres this ye...
- Bangladesh foreign minister Khalilur Rahman elected President of 81st session of UNGAIn a remarkable turn of events, Khalilur Rahman from Bangladesh has clinched the presidency of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly,...
- America's subpar diplomats aren't the world's only choiceThe United Nations, once a global peace beacon, now struggles for relevance. Superpower politics and a decline in multilateralism have dimi...
- Iran activates air defences as Trump faces congressional deadlineTehran's air defenses were activated late Thursday to counter small aircraft and drones, as the White House signaled it would not be constr...
- US and Israel clash with Iran at emergency Security Council meeting. UN chief condemns attacksThe United Nations Security Council convened an emergency session as the United States and Iran clashed over recent airstrikes. UN chief An...
- Explainer: How will the next UN chief be chosen and who wants the job?The United Nations will elect a new Secretary-General next year. The process begins with a joint letter soliciting nominations from member ...
- Aga Khan, leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims, passes away at 88Aga Khan: Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, and the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, passed away peacefully at age 88...
- Cop29 agrees to $300 billion climate finance deal, India says amount 'abysmally poor'Developing nations have criticized the $300 billion annual climate finance commitment from wealthy countries as insufficient at the Cop29 s...
- UN chief warns against 'sequel to 'Oppenheimer''UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of the highest risk of nuclear war in decades, referencing the film "Oppenheimer" to highlight...
- China shuns cooperation with UN rights office over reportHowever, Chen Xu, China's ambassador to U.N. institutions in Geneva distinguished between not working with the human rights office and coop...
- China may have committed crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, says UNU.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, who has faced criticism from some diplomats and rights groups for being too soft...
- UN rights chief hints report on Xinjiang may miss deadlineThe final months of Michelle Bachelet's term have been overshadowed by extended delays in releasing the report about Xinjiang, which many G...
- In 1st public speech after office, Donald Trump raises climate issue; says India, China, Russia not cleanOn February 19, the US officially returned to the historic Paris climate accord, 107 days after it left at the behest of former president T...
- Senior official from India resigns from UN postSudhir Rajkumar had been appointed to the role by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in October 2017. No reason was given for the resign...
- BoE Governor is UN’s envoy for climate financeCarney is due to leave the Bank of England on January 31, although his successor has not yet been named.
- Paris Climate deal among UN's big achievements in 2016The long-pending Paris Climate Agreement finally came to fruition after Ban, in his final of year at the helm of the world body, mobilised ...
- Paris Climate deal among UN's big achievements in 2016The Paris climate agreement will go down in history as one of the hallmarks of the legacy of Ban, whose 10-year tenure as the world's top d...
- Aleppo is now a synonym for hell: Ban Ki-moonBaan-ki-moon stated that "the carnage in Syria remains a gaping hole in the global conscience and South Sudan faces a risk of genocide as t...
- Antonio Guterres sworn in as UN Secretary-GeneralGuterres, 67, was unanimously appointed by the General Assembly as the successor to Ban, after the 15-nation Security Council had in Octobe...
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