Turkey has entered the increasingly contested race to lead the United Nations, nominating veteran diplomat Feridun Sinirlioglu for the organisation’s top position as negotiations over the successor to Secretary-General António Guterres remain
Turkey has entered the increasingly contested race to lead the United Nations, nominating veteran diplomat Feridun Sinirlioglu for the organisation’s top position as negotiations over the successor to Secretary-General António Guterres remain
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The United Nations mission in Western Sahara is facing an abrupt end after 35 years without achieving the central purpose for which it was established: organising a referendum on self-determination. Its departure
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The United Nations biodiversity conference in Armenia ended with a series of limited agreements after overnight negotiations, with governments acknowledging the need to accelerate conservation efforts and address a widening funding gap
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Nearly 300 journalists have been killed by Israeli forces since October 2023, while more than 400 others have been wounded, according to Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation
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Having failed on multiple occasions to reach consensus with the LTTE, Sri Lanka, finally, during President Mahinda Rajapaksa tenure, launched all-out war. The LTTE lasted two years and 10 months. In spite
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by Our Correspondent in Geneva Sri Lanka has told the United Nations that the investigation leading to the arrest of retired Major General Suresh Sallay, former chief of the State Intelligence Service,
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More than 25 years after the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, women’s representation in multilateral peace operations remains uneven, with progress in some categories offset
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United Nations human rights experts have called on Indian authorities to end the alleged excessive use of force against peaceful, youth-led protests, investigate reported rights violations and guarantee the right to public
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The United Nations’ search for a successor to Secretary-General António Guterres has encountered a fresh obstacle after none of the seven candidates secured the support of all five permanent members of the
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The United Nations is approaching a leadership change at a time when its effectiveness in maintaining international peace and security is under growing scrutiny. António Guterres will step down after ten years
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Rebeca Grynspan’s candidacy comes at a moment when the United Nations is struggling with a credibility gap of its own making: a Security Council paralysed by veto power, chronic funding shortfalls, recurring
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The UN’s human rights mechanisms are designed to hear from families, governments, NGOs and other stakeholders, not to certify the political legitimacy of those who approach them. That distinction matters in Balochistan,
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Four United Nations human rights mandate holders have warned the Sri Lankan government of an “immediate and grave” risk of further torture and ill-treatment facing former State Intelligence Service director general Suresh
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Rebeca Grynspan has strengthened her position in the race to succeed António Guterres as United Nations secretary-general, winning a fourth informal vote in the Security Council and widening her lead over Guyana’s
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This month, like every year, the United Nations General Assembly takes place. Heads of State take the floor to send messages to the world. These messages are broadcast on TV, transcribed, and
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