Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held a phone call with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday to discuss global peace and security, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said.
Belarus will play an active part in next month’s United Nations conference for landlocked developing countries in Turkmenistan, Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhenkov told his Turkmen counterpart Rashid Meredov during a telephone call on Thursday.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has demanded that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) abandon what he described as 'double standards' in its approach to Tehran’s nuclear programme.
United Nations teams have been deployed to Syria’s coastal Latakia province, where wildfires have been burning for four days, forcing hundreds of families to flee and destroying large areas of farmland and infrastructure.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday warned that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip has reached a critical level and called for an immediate and lasting ceasefire. He emphasised that vital infrastructure is on the verge of collapse due to a severe fuel shortage.
Pakistan has assumed the presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month of July, part of its current term as a non-permanent member that began in January 2024.
The UN has welcomed a U.S.-brokered peace deal between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, calling it a major step toward regional stability.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned a US-supported aid operation in Gaza, calling it “inherently unsafe” and blaming it for civilian deaths.
The U.S. has funded a private Gaza aid group despite safety concerns and the use of military-linked firms.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that U.S. strikes hit entrances to tunnels storing part of Iran’s enriched uranium at the Isfahan nuclear site.
U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities have drawn calls for restraint and diplomacy from global leaders, including British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
The U.N. Security Council met on Sunday after U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, as Russia, China and Pakistan proposed a resolution urging an immediate Middle East ceasefire, raising tensions over the legality and fallout of Western military action.
Afghanistan’s Taliban-led interim government has dismissed a recent United Nations report on the country’s security, human rights, and economic situation, calling it inaccurate and misleading.
North Korea launched over 10 rockets from near Pyongyang on Thursday, prompting fresh concerns in the region.
Our NewsHour presenter Guy Shone examined the rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan, now two years into a brutal war that has pushed millions to the edge of survival.
The United Nations chief has voiced deep concern on Wednesday over the escalating military strikes between Israel and Iran, calling for immediate de-escalation and warning against further international involvement.
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development agency (UNCTAD) faces deep staffing cuts amid a global funding crisis, raising concerns about its ability to support developing nations navigating economic shocks like U.S. tariffs.
Iran is urging the UN nuclear watchdog to strongly condemn Israel over recent strikes on its nuclear sites, accusing the U.S. of being complicit.
The largest manhunt in Minnesota’s history concluded Sunday night with the arrest of Vance Boelter, 57, who is accused of killing Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband and wounding State Senator John A. Hoffman and his wife in targeted attacks that have stunned the state.
The United Nations General Assembly, including Azerbaijan, has overwhelmingly passed a resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional, and lasting ceasefire in Gaza.
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has revealed that the number of people forcibly displaced by war, violence, and persecution has reached an unprecedented 122.1 million globally, describing the situation as “untenably high.”
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic Air India plane crash in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, which claimed the lives of more than 200 people.
Forced displacement worldwide has hit a record 122.1 million, driven by conflicts in Sudan, Ukraine, and beyond, as humanitarian needs soar.
Tensions surged in the Middle East as the UN nuclear watchdog declared Iran in violation of its nuclear obligations, prompting Tehran to announce countermeasures ahead of critical talks with the U.S.
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