Category: World

Warning the Security Council, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said that since the last briefing on weapons transfers only two weeks ago, the provision of military assistance and transfer of arms and ammunition to the Ukrainian armed forces have continued in the context of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in violation of the […]

Taliban government deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat defended the Afghan Islamist dictatorship’s policies reducing the freedom of female Afghans and bragged that the terror group had seen growing international acceptance during a Friday interview with the BBC’s Yogita Limaye. Fitrat, who refused to sit directly across from his interviewer or be seen in the same camera […]

The UK government is providing £1 million of humanitarian assistance in response to the devastating impact of Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam. It will provide emergency supplies, cash assistance and critical services, such as health, water and sanitation to those affected.   Typhoon Yagi is the most powerful storm to hit the South China Sea in 30 […]

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). When ERISA was first enacted in 1974, this landmark legislation transformed the regulation of private sector job-based benefit plans and provided much needed protections for American workers. While a lot of things have changed in the past 50 years, the Employee […]

Speaking at the annual Peace Bell Ceremony, António Guterres warned that war is spreading, inequalities are growing, and new technologies are being weaponized without safeguards. “International institutions must be better positioned to respond,” he stressed. The Secretary-General’s appeal comes ahead of a pivotal moment for global cooperation. Later this month, world leaders will gather for […]

When it comes to studying entrepreneurship, a lot of effort is spent trying to determine the personality traits that distinguish enterprising individuals from other people. However, simply possessing these characteristics does not necessarily mean that someone will set up a successful business – what really matters is the way that these traits influence and shape […]

Alau Dam, located just over 10 miles to the south of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, collapsed in the middle of the night on Tuesday, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes. Emmanuel Bigenimana, the head of WFP’s office in Maiduguri, said that he managed to fly over the city in a UN humanitarian […]

On September 18, 2024, at 10:30a.m. ET in Washington, D.C., Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez will deliver remarks alongside Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Đurić at an official signing ceremony between the U.S. and Serbia to advance energy cooperation. The Under Secretary and Minister will provide opening remarks before […]

Three US citizens on trial for their role in a failed coup in Democratic Republic of Congo were sentenced to death by a military court on Friday. Armed men briefly occupied an office of the presidency in the capital Kinshasa on May 19 before their leader, US-based Congolese politician Christian Malanga, was killed by […]

Chair, I take the floor on behalf of the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States to respond to comments made regarding Australia’s acquisition of a naval nuclear propulsion capability through the AUKUS partnership. We are again compelled to invoke our Right of Reply to address remarks that purposefully mischaracterise AUKUS partners’ intentions and attempt […]