UNITED NATIONS, United States -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that food security is "ground zero" for inclusive multilateralism while warning that today's crisis could turn into tomorrow's catastrophe. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at the opening...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss was Wednesday to outline an economic rescue programme focussed on tax cuts -- even as US President Joe Biden rejected that approach as the two prepared to meet at the UN. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 20: Liz Truss, Prime...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- From Pakistan to Ukraine to Venezuela to vast stretches of sub-Saharan Africa, rising crises and climate disasters are taking an added toll on the most vulnerable -- children deprived of school. Afghan burqa-clad women take an entrance test at Mamon Tahiri institute...
The public can expect President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to highlight his plans to revive the country's recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic during his upcoming working visit to the United States of America (USA) next week. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate / Manila...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- Fifty million people around the world are trapped in forced labour or forced marriage, the UN said Monday, warning that their ranks had swelled dramatically in recent years. The United Nations had set a goal to eradicate all forms of modern slavery by 2030, but instead the...
USTA MUHAMMAD, Pakistan -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that developing nations were paying a "horrific price" for the world's reliance on fossil fuels, as he toured parts of Pakistan hit by floods blamed on climate change. United Nations Secretary General...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- United Nations chief Antonio Guterres began a two-day visit to flood-hit Pakistan Friday that officials hope will boost global support for a humanitarian crisis affecting millions. Internally displaced people wade through floodwaters after heavy monsoon rains in Jaffarabad...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is set to fly to New York City this month to address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and meet with other world leaders, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) In a pre-departure...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States said Thursday that a long-awaited UN report reaffirmed its view that China is carrying out genocide against the Uyghur people, as Beijing furiously labeled the world body an accomplice of the West. This picture taken early September 1, 2022 shows a...
PEKIN, China -- A UN report said claims of torture and forced labour in China's Xinjiang are credible and warned crimes against humanity may have taken place, allegations condemned Thursday by Beijing as a "political tool" aimed at containing the country. This file photo taken on May 31, 2019 shows...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- A UN investigation into China's treatment of Muslim minorities in its vast Xinjiang region has reported torture, sexual abuse and possible crimes against humanity, but stopped short of describing it as genocide. This file photo taken on May 31, 2019 shows a watchtower on a...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The La Nina weather phenomenon is likely to last until at least the end of the year, the United Nations forecast Wednesday, becoming the first "triple-dip" La Nina this century. La Nina will likely span three consecutive northern hemisphere winters -- southern hemisphere...
