United Nations agencies are facing an unprecedented financial crisis, with the United States abruptly pulling aid, European contributions shrinking, and global budgets shifting to defence. Deep cuts, mass layoffs and sweeping reforms are under way, jeopardising food, shelter and other … Continue reading →
On 28 July a two-day meeting began at UN Headquarters in New York co-chaired by the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of France and Saudi Arabia to discuss the two-state solution. History of Arab-Jewish conflict Conflict between Arabs and Jews originated … Continue reading →
On 24 October 2025 the United Nations will celebrate the 80th anniversary of its formation in 1945 when when it came into existence after its Charter had been ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United … Continue reading →
On 9 July the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, issued a press statement saying that, following President Trump’s Executive Order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court, Rubio was now imposing sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the United Nations … Continue reading →
Both the following statements were made on 20 June 2025, one week after Israel started the war against Iran. Israel on Iran Media stakeout before a UN Security Council meeting in New York by Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel … Continue reading →
We reported in May that the UN is facing a worsening cash crisis that threatens its ability to carry out vital work on delivering aid to the poorest people in the world. By 16 June the UN had received only … Continue reading →
This conference was cancelled. See this page for more details. An International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two State Solution will be held in New York on June 17-20, 2025. … Continue reading →
United Nations News reported on 19 May that the UN is facing a worsening cash crisis that threatens its ability to carry out vital work. Because of member states’ current underpayments of contributions – $2.4 billion in unpaid regular budget … Continue reading →
May 20 The video below shows part of a press briefing at noon on 20 May 2025 by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, dealing with the situation of aid entering Gaza but not being distributed as well as … Continue reading →
On Wednesday 16 April, UNA-UK hosted former UN Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch-Brown was the speaker in the first of a new series chaired by UNA-UK’s Chair Ian Martin. Malloch-Brown’s subject was UNordered World: Trump, the UN and the Rest He … Continue reading →