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UN member states will determine in November whether to pursue an international treaty regulating specific conventional weapons during Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons talks.
President Bola Tinubu announced that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) will be led by a civilian Director-General, not a military officer. He also called on United Nations member states to incorporate the preamble of the UN Charter into their national constitutions.
Radio host Randy Williams, who has visited all 193 UN member states, founded his own micronation "Slowjamastan," which includes dozens of members from Austria.
UN member states are voting on a seeking to declare the transatlantic slave trade and racialised enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity.
Indian peacekeepers with a long standing commitment to the UNIFIL continue to execute their mandate and provide help to locals even during these challenging times, India’s Permanent Representative to…
Diplomats at the United Nations have voiced robust backing for extending the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for a short period to maintain stability along the southern border.
In a joint letter, Greece and eight other UN member states have rejected Russia's assertion that the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals ceased to exist on July 1.
South Korea and dozens of UN member states have launched an informal group aimed at addressing technology-facilitated trafficking in persons. This initiative follows Seoul's increased diplomatic efforts to tackle online scams and related issues.
World Autism Awareness Day, celebrated annually on April 2nd, encourages UN member states to take measures to raise awareness. This year's observance also features personal stories and discussions on risk factors, the importance of early intervention, and breaking myths surrounding autism.
A report by the Group of Experts on Nicaragua, presented to and endorsed by nearly all countries in the UN Human Rights Council, highlights growing repression in the Central American nation.
The UN missions of 85 countries on Wednesday condemned a series of Israeli measures designed to tighten control over the West Bank, including in areas administered by the Palestinian Authority under the Oslo Accords, in place since the 1990s. It came as Israel's far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said he would pursue a policy of "encouraging the migration" of Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The United States is urging the UN Security Council to expand its arms embargo to cover all of Sudan, following an ambush in South Sudan that killed two UN peacekeepers and injured seven others. This proposal comes amidst broader UN discussions on various global conflicts and human rights issues.
Panamanian former minister, lawyer, and diplomat Jaime Alemán, 72, has achieved a unique travel record, becoming the first person to visit all 193 UN member states, both polar regions, and outer space.
Some 141 UN member states voted in support of the ICJ's finding climate change is an 'existential threat'.
Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has extended heartfelt appreciation to countries that supported Ghana’s historic resolution at the United Nations, recognising the…
Seven international human rights organizations have urged UN member states to support a Tax Treaty aimed at global economic equality and the fulfillment of human rights, emphasizing it as a mechanism to fight global inequality.
Nearly 100 nations, including the Arab League, OIC, and EU, have condemned Israel's unilateral decisions aimed at expanding its presence in the West Bank, calling them 'annexation'.