UN Announces Sustainable Development Goals for 2030
Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is composed of 17 goals and 169 targets to wipe out poverty, fight inequality, and tackle climate over the next 15…
Pope Preaches to the UN General Assembly
Pope Francis delivered a wide-ranging address before world leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday. He urged global action to protect the environment and end the suffering…
Refugee Crisis in Europe, UN Calls for Action
The United Nations (UN) refugee agency has welcomed the European Commission’s proposals unveiled last Wednesday to address the current refugee crisis in Europe, adding that given the urgency of the…
Maldives Urged to Release Imprisoned Former President
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has expressed deep concern that Government of the Maldives after former President Mohammad Nasheed was once again sent…
Sexual Abuse by UN Peacekeepers: Ban Vows Action
Vowing “decisive action” on reports of sexual exploitation committed by United Nations (UN) peacekeepers deployed to the Central African Republic (CAR), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Wednesday that he has accepted…