Trump Cancels Meeting with North Korea. UN Chief Worried
The U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to cancel his planned meeting with the supreme leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un for unspecified reasons. Trump also blamed North Korea…
North Korea Ready to Dismantle Its Nuclear Test Site
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the commitment by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) to dismantle its nuclear test site at Punggye-ri. Mr. Guterres…
UN Chief Concerned over Trump’s Decision to Dump Iran Deal
Following a decision on Tuesday by the United States to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran, the United Nations chief said he was “deeply concerned” by the move,…
32 Journalists Murdered So Far in 2018: UN Report
With journalism under increasing attack worldwide, top United Nations officials on Thursday joined a growing chorus of calls for the better protection of media workers, a UN report said. Marking…
Will Denuclearisation of North Korea Protect Human Rights?
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People`s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea), Tomás Ojea Quintana, has warned the States involved in…
UN-EU Conference Raises $4.4 Billion for War-Ravaged Syria
International donors at a United Nations-European Union humanitarian conference pledged nearly $4.4 billion on Wednesday to fund critical aid programmes in war-torn Syria throughout 2018. Gathered in the Belgian capital,…