North Korea flare-up, Syria red line, and the pursuit of peace South Sudan:...
Every week, IRIN’s team of editors reveals what’s on our humanitarian radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and journalism you may have missed:Tensions rise fast on the Korean...
View ArticleNorth Korea flare-up, Syria red line, and the pursuit of peace in South...
Every week, IRIN’s team of editors reveals what’s on our humanitarian radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and journalism you may have missed:Tensions rise fast on the Korean...
View ArticleEuropean Union Indispensable Partner of United Nations, Ready to Build...
Russian Federation Assails Bloc over Sanctions, as United States Urges It to Press Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, IranDescribing the European Union as an indispensable partner of the United...
View ArticlePress Conference by Secretary-General António Guterres at United Nations...
Following is a transcript of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ press conference, held in New York today:Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for your presence.Today, World Refugee Day, is, as...
View ArticleSahel Deterioration Due Partly to Lack of Development, Deputy...
Despite numerous strategies to improve security, governance and development, the situation in the Sahel remained fragile, speakers in a joint meeting of the Economic and Social Council and...
View ArticleStates Must Step Up Efforts to Check Spread of Deadly Weapons as Non-State...
In tackling drones, 3D printing, the dark web and other emerging threats hindering non-proliferation efforts, States must bolster their efforts as well as technological advances in order to combat the...
View ArticleDaily News 03 / 07 / 2017
President Juncker pays tribute to Germany's former Chancellor Kohl at European Ceremony of Honour in StrasbourgOn Saturday 1 July, the first European Ceremony of Honour took place in the European...
View ArticleGUE/NGL MEPs to join protests against undemocratic G20 summit in Hamburg
05/07/2017“Many people will peacefully take to the streets to protest against these policies. GUE/NGL MEPs will join me and others in Hamburg to call for a just and more equal world.” On the 7th and...
View ArticleSecurity Council: enhancing African capacities in the areas of peace and...
Note: Following is a partial summary of today's Security Council meeting on peace and security in Africa. A complete summary of today's Council meeting will be available later fgllowing the conclusion...
View ArticleSuccess of Joint Sahel Counter-terrorism Force Hinges on Cooperation, Funding...
‘In No Way’ Would Group of Five Impinge on National Efforts, Partnerships, Mali’s Permanent Representative PledgesThe Group of Five Sahel States (G5 Sahel) Joint Force to combat trans-border terrorism...
View ArticlePresident Jean-Claude Juncker's State of the Union Address 2017
INTRODUCTION – WIND IN OUR SAILS Mr President, Honourable Members of the European Parliament,When I stood before you this time last year, I had a somewhat easier speech to give.It was plain for all to...
View ArticleAddress by President Donald Tusk at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly
The European Union stands for freedom and a credible rules-based global order. Because this order is a real sine qua non condition for peace, stability and a global economy that works for everyone. An...
View ArticleSecurity Council Reaffirms Primary Role of States in Preventing Conflict,...
The “primacy of politics” — including through mediation, ceasefire monitoring and assisting in the implementation of peace accords — should be the hallmark of the United Nations approach to resolving...
View ArticleLessons Learned from Action Plan on Iran Nuclear Programme Could Help...
United States Calls Pyongyang Non-proliferation ‘Case Study’, While Russian Federation Cites Fate of Former Iraqi, Libyan LeadersThe de-escalation of tensions on the Korean Peninsula should flow from...
View ArticleDiffering Views on How to Preserve Stability amid Existential Threats, as...
Small Island States Concerned about Access to Financial Markets, Illegal FishingSecurity, human rights and international law took centre stage at the General Assembly today, with States diverging over...
View ArticleSpeakers Consider Value of Interdependence, Multilateralism, Joint Action in...
The interdependence of States and the benefits of joint action must be recognized and reaffirmed, the General Assembly heard today, as speakers debated the value of multilateralism in addressing...
View ArticleHailing New United Nations Counter‑Terrorism Office, Sixth Committee Speakers...
General Assembly President Says Role of Delegates Vital to Fulfilling CharterThe fight against international terrorism must take into account its root causes as well as its new forms, and that efforts,...
View ArticleDelegates Urge Transparency, Flexibility in Assessing 2018‑2019 Programme...
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) opened a new session today with members calling for transparency and flexibility in tackling the United Nations proposed programme budget for the...
View ArticleStates Must Ensure Protection of World’s Most Vulnerable Children, Mandate...
States had an obligation to ensure that vulnerable children received the rights they were due, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) heard today as it continued its deliberations on...
View ArticleInternational Human Rights Standards Must Translate to Programmes on Ground,...
International human rights standards “can and must” be translated into programmes on the ground, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and...
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