UN

The ambiguous language used by the US in the resolution was questioned by Russia, China and Algeria. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

Why the US 'ceasefire' resolution failed at the UN

To be clear, the US did not call for a ceasefire but amplified the need for one. While it might have helped the Western hemisphere to recover some of its lost image before the world, an...

UN urges more water cooperation to build peace
World+Biz

UN urges more water cooperation to build peace

A wildfire can be seen, slightly blurred through heat waves, after it was whipped up by high winds in Pampa, Texas, U.S., March 2, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
World+Biz

UN sounds 'Red Alert' as world smashes heat records in 2023

Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

US and Japan seek UN resolution calling on all nations to ban nuclear weapons in outer space

A general view image of the Rohingya camp at Cox's Bazar.
Rohingya Crisis

UN, partners seek $852.4m to support Rohingya refugees, Bangladeshi hosts

The minister addressed a round table meeting today (29 February) titled Global Plastic Action Partnership at the 6th United Nations Environment Conference in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo: Courtesy
Environment

Saber calls for collective action in addressing plastic pollution at UN Environment Assembly

A file photo of UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews. Photo: UN
World+Biz

Isolate military junta in Myanmar, protect its people: UN rapporteur

Francesca Albanese, an Italian human rights lawyer, was appointed as a UN special rapporteur last year. Photo: Vinnews
Hamas-Israel war

Israel slaps entry ban on UN expert for October 7 comment

Myanmar's military parade to mark the 72nd Armed Forces Day in the capital Naypyitaw, Myanmar March 27, 2017. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo
World+Biz

9 UN Security Council members urge a halt to airstrikes by Myanmar's military

FILE PHOTO: Japan's naval ship 'Mogami', featuring stealth capability, is seen next to a Japan's national flag at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan September 5, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

Japan suspends funding to UN Palestinian refugee agency

Palestinian children queue as they wait to collect drinking water, amid shortages of drinking water, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip January 4, 2024. REUTERS/Saleh Salem
Hamas-Israel war

Embattled UN agency warns its aid operation in Gaza 'collapsing', condemns aid halt

A UNRWA facility in South Gaza. Photo: Israel National News
Hamas-Israel war

In another blow to humanitarian work, UK halts aid to UN agency after Hamas attack claim

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres poses for a photograph during an interview with Reuters at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, US on 14 September 2020. File Photo REUTERS/Mike Segar
Politics

UN calls on all parties to reject violence, ensure human rights