Interview: UN Women chief calls for action to carry forward gender equality
“With laws to support women’s equality, scaling up education, health and childcare services, and using gender quotas to boost women’s representation, the [...]
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UN chief extends telecommuting arrangements to July 31
“We are actively preparing the buildings (at UN headquarters) for a phased return,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. (Xinhua) — [...]
UN chief calls for intensified efforts to contain COVID-19 without stigmatization
“We are seeing cases in a number of new countries, including now also the African continent,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. “This not a time [...]
North Korea: EU sanctions 17 DPRK nationals
The European Council has added 17 individuals to its list of those subject to an asset freeze and travel restrictions. These listings come in addition to those drawn [...]
Israel exiting UNESCO
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on to submit a formal [...]
UN majority vote against Trump decision on Jerusalem
“The United States will remember this day in which it was singled out for attack in the General Assembly for the very act of exercising our right as a sovereign nation,” [...]
Trump warns of aid cuts over Jerusalem raw
President Donald Trump warned about possible cut off financial aid to countries voting in favor of a draft United Nations resolution calling for the United States to withdraw [...]
Washington warns North Korea of “utterly” destruction
The United States warned North Korea’s leadership it would be “utterly destroyed” in case of war break out after Pyongyang again launched this time its most advanced [...]
Iran to continue missiles production
Iran will continue to produce missiles for its defense, because it does not consider that a violation of international accords, President Hassan Rouhani said in a speech [...]
Johnson refuses rebuild Syria under Al-Assad rule
The United States, the UK and the allies opposing to President Bashar al-Assad will not support the reconstruction of Syria until there is a political transition “away [...]
Mogherini defends nuclear deal with Iran in New York
“The Iran deal is a good and robust agreement that serves the interests of all parties,” – EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini said in a statement to NBC [...]
Abbas welcomes Hamas reconciliation move
Hamas has agreed to dissolve the administration running Gaza, it said, a major step towards handing control of the enclave to a Palestinian unity government after a decade of [...]
DPRK nuclear test ‘perfect success’ raising tensions
North Korea says it has successfully tested a nuclear weapon that could be loaded onto a long-range missile. AFP Graphic showing North Korea's nuclear test site and [...]
Syria talks have a chance
Talks on Syria have a chance of making progress while the demands for the oust of President Bashar al-Assad have receded, according to Russia’s ambassador in Geneva, [...]
Foreign ministers to review situation in Libya
The Council will have a debate on the priorities for the implementation of the EU Global Strategy for the forthcoming year. The debate will build on the discussion that [...]
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