globalissues.org / Page 2

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) told the UN General Assembly on Monday that its status as a nuclear-armed State was irreversible, arguing that its military capabilities were necessary to safeguard the country's sovereignty and ...

Sudan's Foreign Minister addressed the UN General Assembly on Monday in place of de facto head of state General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, whose visa application was rejected by Washington.

"No country is free of racism." That warning from US youth activist Marley Dias set the tone on Monday as UN Member States reinvigorated global efforts against racism, discrimination and xenophobia with a new declaration.

Support for water and sanitation at the biggest camp in the world for Syrian refugees is under threat from a lack of funding - combined with the impact of climate change - the UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, said on Monday.

The Security Council meets at 10am with the prospects for peace in the Middle East under strain on two fronts. In the West Bank, settler violence and settlement expansion are raising fears for a two-State solution. In Gaza, a year-old peace plan has ...

nbsp: CIVICUS discusses the role of art in climate and rights struggles in the Brazilian Amazon with Tom Wheeler, executive director and co-founder of Treesistance. Treesistance is a platform operated by the Netherlands-based Sinchi Foundation that . ...

UNITED NATIONS, September 28 (IPS) - In the wake of the largest decline in global health financing on record, the Global Leaders Network (GLN) for Women's, Children's and Adolescent Health convened a high-level meeting on September 22 to sustain ...

The Dollar-Gold Standard's Lingering Demise

From artificial intelligence to migration, some of the forces reshaping the twenty-first century took centre stage at the UN General Assembly on Saturday. Leaders wrestled with a common dilemma: how to harness profound technological and social change ...

From the Caribbean to the Pacific, leaders from small island States demanded climate justice, ocean protection and greater solidarity at the UN General Assembly on Friday. They warned that rising seas are already redrawing national boundaries, while ...