An exchange between President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a delegation of the UN Security Council in the capital city of Kinshasa has been described as "fruitful and reassuring". That's what the Angolan Ambassador to the UN, Ismael Abrao Gaspar, told the press on Saturday. A presidential vote, originally scheduled [...]
The UN Secretary-General has welcomed President-elect Donald Trump's calls for unity following a "hard-fought" election. On Friday, Ban Ki-moon called to congratulate Mr Trump on his election as the next President of the United States. Jocelyne Sambira reports. During the telephone conversation, the UN chief expressed confidence that the United States and the United Nations [...]
A new political will by countries across the world to include oceans in initiatives to fight climate change has emerged in the last year; that's according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The UN agency says oceans are fundamental to sustaining life on earth as they act as a major carbon sink, absorbing heat, [...]
The protection of civilians is "imperative" in every military action to liberate the Iraqi city of Mosul from the ISIL terrorist group, also known as Daesh, the UN Special Envoy for Iraq, Ján Kubiš, has urged. Tens of thousands of people living in and around Mosul are reportedly being used as human shields by [...]
An estimated 1.7 per cent of new-born babies across the world can be classified as intersex, which means their gender cannot simply be defined as male or female. That's according to the UN Free & Equal Campaign, initiated by the UN Office for Human Rights. The campaign is working with intersex people to raise awareness [...]
