For countries to move forward after conflict or mass atrocities, suffering must be acknowledged and justice served, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights told the Security Council on Thursday. Michelle Bachelet was speaking during an open debate on…
Following are UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ remarks at the She Stands for Peace book launch in Addis Ababa today:Twenty years ago, thanks to the advocacy of women peacebuilders and particularly those in Africa, the United Nations Security Coun…
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) agreed today to join forces and scale up efforts to tackle cervical cancer, a disease that kills over 310,000 women every year, particularly affec…
Despite the loss of its last stronghold in Syria and the death of its leader, ISIL remains at the centre of the transnational terrorism threat, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Friday. In presenting the latest UN report on ISIL, Vladim…
The General Assembly paid tribute today to Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who led Oman for nearly half a century and passed away on 10 January at age 79, with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praising him as a leader who prioritized cooperation and multilat…