There, alongside civilian gender units, Ms. Syme met a group of local community members – both men and women. Partway through, she realised something was […]
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UN awards 2025 Mandela Prize to Brenda Reynolds and Kennedy Odede
Secretary-General António Guterres will present the award to Brenda Reynolds and Kennedy Odede on 18 July, Nelson Mandela International Day. Established in 2014, the prize […]
UN faces deepening financial crisis, urges members to pay up
With a growing shortfall in contributions – $2.4 billion in unpaid regular budget dues and $2.7 billion in peacekeeping – the UN has been forced […]
In Baghdad, Guterres affirms UN will never forget staff killed in Canal Hotel attack
António Guterres was speaking during a wreath-laying ceremony at a memorial in Baghdad to honour the victims of the 19 August 2003 Canal Hotel bombing […]
End senseless killings in the West Bank: UN rights office
OHCHR has urged Israel to stop all extrajudicial executions and other unlawful use of force and ensure all those responsible are brought to justice. Over […]
UN needed ‘more than ever before’ says Germany’s candidate to head General Assembly
Annalena Baerbock presented her priorities during an informal dialogue with Member States held on Thursday at Headquarters in New York. If chosen, she will only […]
In Berlin, broad backing for UN peacekeeping as global threats mount
UN Secretary-General António Guterres meanwhile warned that peace operations are under growing strain and must adapt to meet today’s rising threats. The two-day conference on […]
8 million teens in world’s wealthiest countries functionally illiterate: UNICEF
Comparing data from 2018 and 2022, UNICEF found that the pandemic worsened existing trends: children are underperforming in school, more likely to be overweight or […]
UN chief calls for major reforms to cut costs and improve efficiency
Briefing Member States in New York on Monday Mr. Guterres outlined wide-ranging effort to revamp how the UN system operates – cutting costs, streamlining operations, […]
Guterres welcomes election of Pope Leo ‘at a time of great global challenges’
His Holiness Pope Leo XIV – born Robert Francis Prevost – is the first person from the United States to lead the Catholic Church, although […]