Category: World

The ongoing humanitarian crisis and human rights abuses in Burma exacerbate difficulties faced by members of many of Burma’s ethnic and religious minority groups, and Rohingya in particular.  The United States stands with the survivors of the Rohingya genocide and is committed to providing life-saving assistance to affected members of Rohingya communities and those affected […]

The United States is building on its unprecedented sanctions campaign and imposing new costs on those supporting Russia’s war against Ukraine and its attempts to deny Ukraine’s unique cultural identity.  Today, one day ahead of the celebration of Ukrainian Independence Day, the United States is designating nearly 400 entities and individuals. As part of today’s actions, the Department of […]

Mr Chair, For over half a century, the NPT has kept us safe. It has enabled the growth of a secure international civil nuclear sector while restricting the number of States possessing nuclear weapons to single figures. This is to be rightly celebrated, and we must recognise what has enabled that success, alongside looking to […]

Held on 22-23 August under the theme Towards a Green Future, the Forum focused on advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those emphasizing gender equality. Speaking on Thursday, Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed emphasized the urgency of accelerating progress on the SDGs, as the deadline is less than six years away. She highlighted that […]

Condemning the incident at the weekend, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said that the youngsters had been playing football when a shell struck its “child-friendly space” in Al Hattana, in Khartoum state. UNICEF Representative in Sudan, Sheldon Yett, said that Saturday’s attack underlined “the ongoing violence against children” in a war that has already claimed […]

An Arizona man who was wanted after threatening over social media to kill former President Donald Trump was arrested on Thursday, the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office said. Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president, was in Cochise County on Thursday when he visited the US border with Mexico as part of his campaign. The man, […]

Thank you, Chair, The NPT plays a vital role in facilitating access to the peaceful uses of nuclear technologies, in a safe, secure and safeguarded manner. These technologies contribute to addressing some of the biggest challenges facing the world, including delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), tackling the climate crisis and achieving net zero. Sharing […]

Head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed deep concern at the development and said that the infant, from Deir Al Balah, developed paralysis in the lower left leg but is now in a stable condition. In an online post, Tedros added that the UN health agency had confirmed via genomic […]

The bomb hit the Al-Khansa Secondary School for Girls and a crowded marketplace in El Obeid city in Kordofan state, said the statement released by UNICEF’s Sheldon Yett, released on Thursday. This attack followed another on Sunday where a “shell struck a UNICEF-supported child-friendly space in Al Hattana, Khartoum state, killing two boys and injuring […]

META.O said on Friday it had identified possible hacking attempts on the WhatsApp accounts of US officials from the administrations of both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, blaming the same Iranian hacker group revealed earlier this month to have compromised the Trump campaign. In a blog post, the parent company of Facebook, […]