UN Affairs
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‘This is not 1945’: General Assembly president gavels open new session aimed at restoring global trust
The UN General Assembly gavelled open its 81st session on Tuesday at UN Headquarters as the incoming president pledged to…
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General Assembly backs creation of new UN learning institute under UN80 reforms
The UN General Assembly has approved the merger of two United Nations learning and training bodies, creating a new institution…
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At SCO summit In Kyrgyzstan, Guterres calls for more representative global governance
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to help reshape global governance for…
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AI for Good: How the UN uses AI to advance human rights
For Ari, a six-year-old boy with learning difficulties in Jamaica, artificial intelligence (AI) opened the door to something many children…
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UN calls for urgent action to protect children from online information risks
More than eight in 10 young people aged 15 to 24 worldwide are now online, and in low-income countries they…
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Peacock party takes pride of place in nod to decades of turbulent history
In a new twist on panda diplomacy, UN Geneva welcomed five young peacocks to the Palace of Nations on Friday,…
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Syria’s hopes for renewal hinge on rebuilding trust, lives and livelihoods
A country long known as a meeting point of civilizations, Syria stands once again at a crossroads. Across Syria, the…
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UN chief hails Syria’s ‘moment of possibility’ on first visit since fall of Assad regime
Syria has an opportunity not only to recover from conflict but to build “a future that is more stable, more…
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World News in Brief: New ECOSOC chief, Secretary-General candidates’ debate, torture in Mali, drowning prevention
Amar Bendjama, Permanent Representative of Algeria to the UN, was elected on Thursday to serve as the next president of…
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UN scraps rule forcing it to repay money it never received
The United Nations has overhauled a decades-old “Kafkaesque financial rule” that requires it to return unspent funds to Member States…
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