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$31trn debt is holding back developing countries – UN official

  Debt UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretary-General, Rebeca Grynspan, says 31 trillion dollars burden is stifling the development of developing countries....

UN urges opening of Gaza borders for humanitarian aid

  The United Nations has called for the immediate opening of all border crossings into the Gaza Strip to allow the delivery of critical humanitarian aid, UN...

Trump pledges 100% U.S. support for UN after bashing global body

  Support U.S. President Donald Trump has declared that his country is behind the United Nations “100 per cent” after bashing the global body while delivering...

Act now to silence guns, Guterres urges global communities

  UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged people everywhere to act now to silence guns, heal divisions and build hope. Guterres, said that the warring world...

Gaza: UN chief urges probe into killing of journalists

  Journalists   UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has condemned the killing of six Palestinian journalists in Gaza. The reporters – five of whom...

U.S. strikes on Iran increase risk of wider war-UN chief

UN Scribe,Antonio Gueteress UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Sunday that massive overnight strikes by the U.S. on Iran’s nuclear...

Israeli/Iran War: Israel claims control of Tehran’s skies as deaths mount on both sides

  Deaths As hostilities between Israel and Iran continues, Israeli military said on Monday it had gained control of airspace over Tehran and destroyed a third of...

OP-ED: “A RESCUE PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT”

By Antonio Guetteres UN Secretary General This month, leaders will gather in Sevilla, Spain, on a rescue mission: to help fix how the world invests in sustainable...

U.S. vetoes Security Council resolution demanding permanent ceasefire in Gaza

U.S. vetoes Security Council resolution demanding permanent ceasefire in Gaza   Veto A draft resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza...

Financial crisis: UN member states owes $2.4b in dues

….cuts regular spending,freezes hiring, scales back services       The UN says it has been forced to cut spending, freeze hiring and scale back some...