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Youth leaders ready to ‘roll up their sleeves’ and get to work at annual UN forum

A group of young people at the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations. (file) UN Photo/Evan Schneider 29 January 2018 Not content …

Without young people, Global Goals will not be achieved, UN forum told

Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (left) and Jayathma Wickramanayake, the Secretary-General 30 January 2018 Today's young people are more co…

Thousands flee violence in eastern DR Congo, seek shelter in nearby countries – UN refugee agency

Congolese refugees at a transit centre in Uganda near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (File) Photo: UNHCR/L. Beck 30 January 20…

Attack on civilians in Kabul another 'despicable crime' in a year of atrocities – UN Mission

Kabul, the centre of Afghanistan's political and social life. Photo UNAMA/Fardin Waezi 28 December 2017 The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afg…

Security Council further tightens sanctions against DPR Korea

The Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 2397 (2017), condemning in the strongest terms the ballistic missile launch conducted by the Democr…

General Assembly demands all States comply with UN resolutions regarding status of Jerusalem

Panels in the General Assembly Hall showing the final count for the resolution on the status of Jerusalem, during the resumed 10th Emergency Special…

Dangerous rhetoric, overconfidence, increase risk of conflict on Korean Peninsula, UN chief warns

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the Security Council on non-proliferation / DPRK. UN Photo/Manuel Elias 15 December 2017 United Natio…

UN chief stresses need to denuclearize Korean Peninsula, avoid ‘sleepwalking into war’

14 December 2017 United Nations Secretary-General Antnio Guterres wrapped up a short visit to Tokyo on Thursday with an appeal to the Democratic Pe…

Not enough being done to shield civilians from violence in Somalia – UN report

Michael Keating (second from right), the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, addresses journalists during a press…

Children not a ‘bargaining chip’ in tug of war between Syrian parties – UN advisor

Jan Egeland, Special Advisor to the UN Special Envoy for Syria briefs the press during Intra-Syrian talks, Geneva. Photo: Violaine Martin 7 Decembe…

UN chief calls for end to all armed clashes, airstrikes in Yemen

This building in Yemen was destroyed by airstrikes. Photo: OCHA/P. Kropf 3 December 2017 United Nations Secretary-General Antnio Guterres has call…

From thorny to tasty: UN agriculture agency looking at cactus as climate resilient food

Cactus fruit. Photo: Tarquille.deviantart.com 30 November 2017 With the reality of climate change becoming more real by the day, including its imp…