China-US Pledge to Sign Paris Climate Accord
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the joint presidential statement on climate change by China and the United States. Both countries will sign the Paris Agreement at a special…
Azerbaijan Releases Human Rights Lawyer Intigam Aliyev
The Azerbaijani authorities today released prominent human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev in what Amnesty International billed an overdue step towards righting the injustice against him and all remaining prisoners of…
UN Women to Bring Gender Equality to Newsrooms
The United Nations entity tasked with promoting gender equality has launched a partnership with leading media houses to galvanize attention and concrete action towards women’s rights within the framework of…
John Kerry Meets Vladimir Putin to Discuss Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin received in the Kremlin US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday. Kerry arrived for a meeting with Putin after his talks with Russia’s Foreign Minister…