As members of the Santa Barbara-Tri-Counties Chapter of the United Nations Association-USA, we are frequently asked…
The UN Secretary-General issued a statement on Saturday expressing grave concern over the escalation of fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, where Government troops and separatist forces have been locked in conflict since November 2020.
Happy Autumn Bearcats! The Undergraduate Student Government hopes everyone is enjoying sweater-weather season and taking time for themselves as midterm season kicks off. In the previous two weeks, USG has been advocating for the needs of both students and citizens of New York City. Recently, the Uni…
Where would we be without food?That is one of several questions the world will be pondering tomorrow in recognition of World Food Day..
News and Press Release in English on World about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding; published on 15 Oct 2022 by AU and UN SC
A Washington State University faculty member is one of 50 people from around the world who has been recognized by the United Nations for transforming the Earth into
Raising concern on the growing number of people who have been affected by hunger amid global concerns, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday flagged a staggering figure. “The number of people affected by hunger has more than doubled in the past 3 years, (sic),” he wrote in a tw…
On October 13, Pramila Patten, Indicated that rape is part of Russia,s “military strategy” and a “deliberate tactic to dehumanize the victims.”
On Thursday, October 13, 2022, Molly Rosaaen ’22, Political Science delivered a statement, drafted by Dyson College students, to the United Nations General Assembly First Committee.
Editor’s note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as seen from the United Nations perch. UNGA declares Russian ‘annexation’ of Ukrainian territories invalid In its strongest show of support for Ukraine since Moscow’s February 24 invasion,...
Earlier this week, GOA Girl Delegate, Demetra Chudley, co-lead the International Day of the Girl (IDG) Summit at the United Nations. The ECOSOC Chamber was nearly full, with Demetra moderating a conversation between member state representatives and girl activists from around the world before an audi…
PORT-AU-PRINCE/GENEVA (14 October 2022) - Children as young as 10 and elderly women have been subjected to sexual violence – including collective rapes for hours in front of their parents or children by more than half a dozen armed elements – amid an explosion of gang violence in Haiti’s capital, Po…
A record 4.7 million people in Haiti are facing acute hunger, including 19,000 in catastrophic famine conditions for the first time, all in slums controlled by gangs in the capital, according to a UN report.
Download logoOn the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the suicide bombing in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on 14 October 2017, the United Nations
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness already has called this year’s efforts a success.
World Food Trucks, located in a parking lot off of W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway in Kissimmee, is also a popular place for Hispanic vendors.
Economic and Financial Committee.
The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn Russia’s “attempted illegal annexation” of four Ukrainian regions and demand its immediate reversal, a sign of strong global opposition to the seven-month war and Moscow’s attempt to grab its neighbor’s territory.
Secretary-General's remarks to the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly [bilingual, as delivered; scroll down for all-English] | United Nations Secretary-General United Nations
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