UN approves US plan for international stabilisation force in Gaza
Arab and other Muslim countries that expressed interest in providing troops for an international force had signaled that Security Council authorisation was essential for their…
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Indonesia awaits UN mandate for Gaza peace mission
Indonesian officials reiterated their commitment to send peacekeeping troops to war-torn Gaza after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, but…
UN at 80: Imperfect but indispensable
The question is not whether the UN has failed, but whether humanity can afford a world without it.
A milestone: Bangladesh elected president of UNESCO’s 43rd General Conference
Ambassador Khondker M Talha secured presidency with a 30-27 victory over Japan.
Silence writes genocide
The writer says: "Language matters — it is the first act of justice."
Beijing reaffirms One-China principle
Adopted at the UN General Assembly's 26th session in October 1971, Resolution 2758 "decides to restore all its rights to the People's Republic of China and to recognize the…
UN’s birthday blues
At the heart of UN’s dysfunction lies the Security Council’s paralysis, the writer argues.
Invigorating UN can help nurture seed of hope for world peace planted 80 years ago: China Daily
The deliberations taking place from this Tuesday to Monday next week at the UN Headquarters in New York fall under the theme "Better together: 80 years and more for peace,…
At UNGA, US President Trump criticises UN, calls India and China ‘primary funders’ of Russia’s war in Ukraine
Mr Trump said the US was prepared to impose a “very strong round of powerful tariffs," calling on his European allies to join his efforts in ending the Ukraine conflict by…
Indonesia presses UN for stronger protection of aid workers
With the past two years considered the deadliest on record for humanitarian workers, Indonesia called for stronger international commitments to their safety, as well as…