NEW YORK, NY (IANS) – Mahatma Gandhi “came” to the UN Trusteeship Council chamber with the message of holistic education. He came as a holographic avatar, to animate a discussion on ...

The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza because it was not linked to the release of hostages. The resolution before the UN ...

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is facing intense backlash from Israel over its report accusing Israel of employing sexual violence against Palestinians since October 2023. The ...

For years, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has called for lifting the arms embargo, eroding support among some states for the UN sanctions. Last year the council only narrowly approved a ...

Introduction In 2015, the seventieth UN General Assembly adopted an ambitious set of development goals for improving economic, environmental, and social conditions worldwide by 2030.

This year’s UN summit offers a rare chance for reform of the world’s leading peace and security body but is bedeviled by major power tensions over intractable wars.

The United Nations Security Council adopted a US-led resolution on Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday after it failed to ...

Israel launched a barrage of strikes across Iran on June 13, saying it had attacked nuclear facilities and missile factories. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

UN human rights experts on Monday called on the Council of Europe to begin the negotiation on initiating a binding protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights recognizing the right to a ...

The UN General Assembly elected 18 new members to the 47-nation council on Wednesday, including Switzerland, South Korea and Ethiopia. Seats are allotted according to regional groups and most ...

The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an “immediate, unconditional and permanent” ceasefire between Israel and the militant group Hamas in Gaza.

The United Nations Security Council adopted a US-led resolution on Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday after it failed to pass earlier in the day in the body’s General Assembly.