Justice and reparations still critical, 30 years on from Sarajevo siege
Thirty years after the siege of Sarajevo, the UN team in Bosnia and Herzegovina reiterated the importance on Wednesday of pursuing justice and reparation...
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UN chief welcomes new Somali mission, lauds work of African Union
The UN chief issued a statement on Wednesday welcoming the transition to a new African Union (AU) mission in Somalia, pledging the Organization’s “unwavering...
Egypts Tourism Hit by Ukraine Crisis
Cairo, Egypt, Apr 06 (IPS) – Tourism to Egypt’s GDP is as vital as the Nile to its people. After Egypt’s tourism sector began...
NEW YORK, Apr 06 (IPS) – Prime Minister Bennett’s “neutrality” in the Russian war against Ukraine is outrageous and contemptable. It runs contrary to...
UN humanitarian aid convoy reaches Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine
An eight truck convoy of life-saving humanitarian aid provided by the UN and humanitarian partners reached Sievierodonetsk on Tuesday, in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk region,...
Guterres unveils first recommendations of UN crisis group, set up in wake of Ukraine invasion
António Guterres released the initial recommendations of his Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance (GCRG) on Tuesday, set up in response...
The first trial of a person accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan’s Darfur region, has got underway at the International...
Ahead of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, we spoke with the best female wheelchair racer of all time. She is...
Ukraine’s President calls on Security Council to act for peace, or ‘dissolve’ itself
In an impassioned address to the Security Council that evoked the ashen destruction wrought during the Second World War, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday described...
What can the UN do? 5 of your questions answered
The current war in Ukraine, following the Russian invasion, has sparked all sorts of questions about the United Nations, particularly the role of the...
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