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The Central African Republic election authority said on Monday (December 28) that every effort was being made so that the presidential and legislative elections will go ahead as planned on Wednesday (December 30). The country has slid into chaos since mainly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power in the majority Christian country in early 2013. Abuses by the Selekas fuelled the rise of Christian militias who launched reprisals against Muslim civilians in a campaign of ethnic […]
The United Nation authorities will take measures to protect the stranded refugees and immigrants on the Greek border with Macedonia as Iranian refugees’ protest against the border closure continues. Thousands of refugees and immigrants continued arriving at the Greek-Macedonia border despite that border police may clear the area of anyone not from Iran, Syria or Afghanistan. But most of the immigrants said they were not seeking opportunities in Europe, they were fleeing from the persecution. […]
(Reuters) — Global warming has not paused, but more research is needed to understand the level that might cause tipping points or irreversible damage to the earth’s climate system, the chair of the U.N. panel of climate scientists told Reuters on Tuesday (December 8). In 2013, the panel reported a slowdown or “hiatus” in warming since about 1998, despite rising man-made emissions of greenhouse gases, heartening skeptics who said the risks of climate change […]
(Courtesy CCTV) — French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Saturday handed over the key to Le Bourget to United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres, a symbol to shift the administration power of the commune to the UN ahead of the 2015 UN climate change conference in Paris. Receiving the “Key of Hope”, Figueres said she appreciates what France has done for the climate conference. After the ceremony, the French foreign minister took the UN climate […]
Last October 29, the permanent court of arbitration under the United Nations unanimously issued its award on jurisdiction and admissibility in connection to the arbitration case between the Philippines and China. In a statement, the tribunal said that the award concerns only whether the tribunal has jurisdiction to consider the Philippines’ claims and whether such claims are admissible. The awards does not decide any aspect of the merits of the parties’ dispute.” The tribunal held […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 24) – World peace – a cliched but very relevant answer when you ask people what this world needs the most. Due to our diversity and cultural differences, it is not surprising that there is always a misunderstanding between two countries that often results to war. Thankfully, there is an organization that is always ready to resolve any conflict and promote unity around the globe; and that is the United Nations. The […]
Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del Rosario urged the United Nations and the international community to continue supporting the peaceful resolution of maritime disputes in the West Philippine Sea. Secretary Del Rosario joined other Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in a meeting with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and 70th UN General Assembly President Mogen Lykketoft. “With the growing support from the international community in peacefully resolving disputes in the South […]
U.S. President Barack Obama chaired a meeting of a coalition of states fighting Islamic State militants at the United Nations on Tuesday (September 29). He said the fight against Islamic State overall will not be won on the battlefield alone but also by addressing the political, economic and cultural issues of the regions affected by ISIL. “Our approach will take time,” Obama said. “This is not an easy task. We have ISIL taking root in […]
U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Monday (September 28) that more than 50 states had pledged some 30,000 new troops and police for possible deployment on United Nations peacekeeping missions. “More than 50 countries, from Bangladesh to Colombia, from Finland to China, are making commitments totaling more than 30,000 new troops and police,” Obama told a summit of world leaders organized by the United States to boost support for U.N. peacekeeping. China’s President Xi Jinping […]
AUGUST 21 (Reuters) — The United Nations (U.N.) Secretary General’s associate spokesperson, Eri Kaneko, told reporters on Thursday (August 20) that the U.N. is closely following tensions between North and South Korea. “On the exchange of artillery fire that we saw reports of today, is that we are closely following the developments with serious concern and we will revert as the situations evolves,” Kaneko said. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his troops onto […]
(Reuters) — The U.N. Security Council is to vote on Wednesday (July 29) on a bid for an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a passenger airliner a year ago in Ukraine, but Russia says it is likely to block the move. On July 17, 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down in eastern Ukraine with 298 passengers on board, two-thirds of them Dutch. It crashed in Ukrainian territory held by Russian-backed […]
A new IMF report says a gradual recovery continues, but global growth is forecast to be slightly down for 2015, reflecting an unexpected setback to economic activity in the first quarter of 2015, mostly in North America. IMF’s economist Olivier Blanchard said, “If you look at advanced economies, they’re actually suffering from the legacies of the crisis. Looking forward, their potential growth is clearly lower. If you look at the emerging market economies, they really […]
