As the race for the election of a new Secretary-General (UNSG) gathers momentum, the spotlight is on the 193-member General Assembly ...

Critical minerals agreements offer developing countries new bargaining power, but governments need expertise to secure balanced, lasting benefits.

On 11 September 2001 I was in New York, on one of my frequent visits to the United Nations, to which I was tied by a consultancy contract. That morning I woke up late, around eleven, sleeping off the ...

At the Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, governments and development partners are calling for more investment in irrigation systems to reduce dependence on rain-fed agriculture by farmers, ...

When over 130 world leaders arrive in New York for the high-level segment of the General Assembly next week– it will be rare ...

Girls’ education in Afghanistan continues despite the Taliban ban, as fathers, teachers and families quietly help girls keep ...

The 81st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA81) opens tomorrow at a particularly important moment for multilateralism.

The ministers described the treaty as a symbol of Central Asia’s transformation from a region where nuclear weapons were once ...

Over two million families who solely depend on Lake Malawi for their livelihoods are anxiously putting their hopes into an upcoming mediation between Malawi and Tanzania intended to put an end to a ...

An international survey released by Earth4All has found a growing crisis of trust in governments and widespread anger over inequality.

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 4 2026 (IPS) - While Uganda announced the end of its Ebola outbreak last week, the Democratic Republic of ...

As the 18th session of the UN General Assembly draws to a close, one of the final items in its agenda was to establish an ...