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 →
United Nations Resolutions On 10 November 1975 the United Nations General Assembly Resolution passed Resolution 3379 which determined that “Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination”. On 16 December 1991 this Resolution was revoked by Resolution 46/86. When … Continue reading →
At last some good news! The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has been fighting an insurgency against Turkey trying to create an independent Kurdish state since 1984. More than 40 thousand people were killed in the following 40 years. In May … 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 →
On the evening of 21 June 2025 Donald Trump announced that U.S. military had bombed three nuclear facilities in Iran. Donald Trump’s Statement Iran’s foreign minister responds to attack Seyed Abbas Araghchi says the attack is a grave violation of the … 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 →
On 21 May 2025 UN Secretary-General António Guterres made a statement explaining the Sustainable Development Goals are alarmingly off-track and the lives and futures of millions of people hang in the balance. Donors are pulling the plug on aid commitments … 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 →
During the United Nations Association UK Conference in London on 12 April 2025, David Cheesman and Anita Punwani delivered a presentation which explained that global governance is currently at risk because the United Nations is totally ineffective in resolving world … Continue reading →
Israel has not allowed any aid to be delivered to Gaza since 2 March 2025 and no electricity shortly after. Food, water and medicine are running out, leaving thousands of Palestinians without basic necessities. The United Nations says people face … Continue reading →