Members of the U.N. Security Council on Monday (December 22) voted to override China’s objections and formally add the situation in North Korea, including allegations of grave human rights abuses, to the council’s agenda. There were 11 votes in favor, two against and two abstentions. Veto powers Russia and China voted against the inclusion of North Korea on the council’s agenda, but as there are no vetoes in procedural votes of the council, the Chinese […]
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U.N. condemns attack on Pakistan school that killed at least 130, mostly kids
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned a deadly Taliban attack on a Pakistan school on Tuesday (December 16) as “an act of horror and rank cowardice to attack defenseless children while they learn.” “No cause can justify such brutality. No grievance can excuse such horror,” Ban said. “Getting an education is every child’s right. Going to school should not have to be an act of bravery.” At least 130 people, most of them children, were killed on Tuesday after Taliban gunmen broke into […]
UN declares Sierra Leone most affected of Ebola
The United Nations declared that Sierra Leone experienced the most number of Ebola-related casualties.
U.N. says thousands likely to be massacred if jihadists take Kobani
(Reuters) – Thousands of people most likely will be massacred if Kobani falls to Islamic State fighters, a U.N. envoy said on Friday, as militants fought deeper into the besieged Syrian Kurdish town in full view of Turkish tanks that have done nothing to intervene. U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura said Kobani could suffer the same fate as the Bosnian town of Srebrenica, where 8,000 Muslims were murdered by Serbs in 1995, Europe’s worst atrocity […]
United Nations Celebrates Its Month by Addressing Solutions to Climate Change and Terrorism
“The UN can be a platform for solutions on the ground, not just a place that passes resolutions and negotiates treaties, but actually builds the community of practice that can actually solve the problem,” says Robert Orr, who has served as the principal policy advisor to the UN Secretary-General on issues such as climate change, energy, food security, global health and counter-terrorism. During his interview with the UN News Center, Orr discusses how the United […]
United Nations Day
Every 24th of October, the whole world celebrate the foundation of the United Nations. Here are some fun facts so that you’ll know more about this very important organization.
ASEAN issues first statement against ISIS and other terrorist groups
MANILA, Philippines (ENS) — In its first ever statement against terrorist and extremist organizations, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) sent a strongly worded expression of concern against radical groups in Iraq and Syria saying these groups pose a serious threat to the rest of the world if left unchecked. “ASEAN Member States expressed concern over the rise of violence and brutality committed by terrorist/extremist organisations and radical groups in Iraq and Syria, noting […]
Russia at U.N. accuses U.S., allies of bossing world around
(Reuters) – Russia used its annual appearance at the U.N. General Assembly on Saturday to accuse the United States and its Western allies of bossing the world around, complaining they were attempting to dictate to everyone “what is good and evil.” The speech by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the 193-nation assembly was the latest example of the deteriorating relations between Moscow and Western powers, which have imposed sanctions on Russia over the conflict in neighboringUkraine. “The U.S.-led […]
Almost 1000 foreign fighters join ISIS
Almost 1,000 foreign fighters from the Asia-Pacific region have joined ISIS with possibility of more joining. To stop foreign fighters from joining the militant group, the United Nations recently adopted a resolution to that effect.
U.N. climate summit sets goals to save forests, use clean energy
(Reuters) – A United Nations summit on climate change agreed on Tuesday to widen the use of renewable energy and raise billions of dollars in aid for developing countries in an effort to increase the prospects for a wide-ranging deal to slow global warming. The one-day summit, hosted by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, set goals to halt losses of tropical forests by 2030, improve food production and hike the share of electric vehicles in cities […]
Obama says global climate deal must include emerging economies
(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday a new global agreement on climate change must include strong commitments from emerging economies and move past the rich-poor country divide that has hampered progress in United Nations negotiations. Obama addressed the U.N. climate change summit with a statement meant to build political momentum for a global deal on climate change in 2015 and a list of commitments his administration has made to address. He said a “global […]
Climate Change
President Aquino leads the proposal for a legally binding commitment to reduce carbon emissions. He said that the Philippines will be the leading voice representing small countries who were usually the victim of climate change. According to the President, one of the decisive contributions is the European commitment, in particular, France, which will host a climate change disruption summit next year. There has been ongoing talks in the United Nations, were industrialized nations were asked […]
