Category: World

The following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Papua New Guinea on the occasion of the first United States – Papua New Guinea Strategic Partnership Dialogue in Washington, D.C. Begin text:  United States Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Independent State of Papua New Guinea Deputy Prime […]

The hardship of war does not end when the shooting stops, as every wartime death leaves behind family members whose struggle will go on for decades, if not generations. Millions of these bereaved survivors have lost their kin, including parents, children, siblings, cousins, spouses and friends, with scores being added daily by wars like those […]

Over a period of 17 nights in December 2023, mysterious drones of unknown origin flew over the United State’s highly restricted airspace above the Langley Air Force Base on Virginia’s shoreline, the Wall Street Journal published on Saturday. The drones hovered over the base, home to the US’s most advanced fighter jets, including F-22 raptors, […]

Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell will travel to Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) October 15-17, 2024. In Japan, Deputy Secretary Campbell will meet with senior Japanese officials to discuss joint efforts to confront regional security threats, as well as cooperation around co-production of defense technologies that will further enhance deterrence capabilities in […]

Alex Salmond, possibly one of the most famous Scottish politicians of recent decades, and certainly the best-known face of the Scottish National Party (SNP), has died at the age of 69. The former first minister of Scotland, a long-standing member of the Westminster parliament and a member of the Scottish parliament, he led the SNP […]

The situation in Lebanon is worsening by the day. Civilian casualties are mounting, and more than a quarter of the Lebanese population has been displaced. The humanitarian implications of the conflict are devastating and compounding an existing crisis in Lebanon, particularly for vulnerable groups who are unable to move or face considerable challenges in doing […]

The 2024 Nobel peace prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese grassroots organisation created by survivors of the two US atomic bombs that were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. The Norwegian Nobel committee recognised the organisation “for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons […]

The grassroots movement of survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, known as hibakusha, is committed to achieving a nuclear-free world – a top priority for the UN. Mr. Guterres described the hibakusha as “selfless, soul-bearing witnesses of the horrific human cost of nuclear weapons.” Although their numbers grow smaller each year, […]

The United States still believes that Iran has not decided to build a nuclear weapon despite Tehran’s recent strategic setbacks, including Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leaders and two largely unsuccessful attempts to attack Israel, two US officials told Reuters. The comments from a senior Biden administration official and a spokesperson for the Office of the […]

Thank you, Madam Chair. Good morning, everyone. As we reach the end of the third Chair’s Warsaw Human Dimension Conference in three years, I would like to thank Malta as our Chair in Office for holding this meeting and enabling government officials, civil society, international experts and human rights activists to come together to take stock […]