Briefing reporters on the end of Germany's two-year tenure as a Security Council member this month, Ambassador Peter Wittig said the conflict in Syria was a "depressing showcase" of the Council's failure to employ preventive diplomacy. He also commented on Susan Rice's withdrawal from the race for US Secretary of State. UNTV
With a small but growing number of Syrian asylum seekers arriving in countries of the European Union, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) today (16 October) stressed to EU member states the importance of adhering to the principles of the Common European Asylum System. CH UNTV
A top UN official and Council members today (15 October) voiced alarm at the growing regional dimension of the Syrian conflict. UNTV
In his address to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, the Prime Minister of Bhutan, Jigmi Y. Thinley, today (28 September) said, "Deep in our hearts, we know that our very survival on this fragile planet is under threat". Yet, he added that "we share no common vision and fail to think and act in [...]
To kick-start the Match Against Poverty campaign, over the weekend Match Day Against Hunger was held across Europe. Matches were played by over 300 clubs in 20 leagues from 16 countries were dedicated to 'sounding the alarm’ on the Sahel crisis. FAO
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Friday that Italy’s courts were wrong to allow victims of Nazi war crimes to claim compensation against Germany because it has legal immunity from being sued. ICJ
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde today called on the international community to take urgent collective action to save the world economy from a downward spiral. IMF
Speaking at a European Central Bank conference in Frankfurt, managing director of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn says the global economy’s recovery is under threat from uneven performances around the world. IMF