The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, on Monday expressed worries after the United States, the world’s biggest foreign aid donor, froze virtually all assistance under President Donald Trump’s new administration.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday spoke separately with the presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda about the escalating conflict in eastern Congo, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for the United States to consider additional exemptions to a 90-day pause on its foreign assistance to "ensure continued delivery of critical development and humanitarian activities.
Implementation of a ban on the U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA in Israel - due to start on Thursday - will be disastrous, the UNRWA chief told the Security Council on Tuesday, as the United States accused it of being "irresponsible and dangerous.
The move, detailed in emails obtained by The Post, comes as the Trump administration seeks to radically reorient the U.S. relationship with foreign assistance.
Rep. Elise Stefanik accused the United Nations of fostering "antisemitic rot," setting the stage for what could be an increasingly antagonistic relationship.
After 3 UN peacekeepers were killed in eastern Congo, Guterres emphasised that attacks against UN staff may constitute a war crime United Nations chief Antonio Guterres called on Sunday on Rwandan forces to withdraw from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and halt support for fighters advancing on the key Congolese city of Goma.
The United Nations on Friday suspended all travel into areas held by Yemen's Houthi rebels after seven more of their staff were detained by the rebels. The Houthis have already detained U.N. staffers,
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is asking the Trump administration to provide additional exemptions to a 90-day freeze on all U.S. foreign aid.
Another priority addressed to the United Nations Assembly was the rampant inequalities and the failure to meet commitments to achieve sustainable development goals. With five years to go before the deadline,
The United Nations on Monday held a holocaust memorial ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on Jan 27, 1945. The ceremony was held under the theme "Holocaust Remembrance for Dignity and Human Rights.
UN Chief Antonio Guterres Monday voiced concern over the US freeze on foreign aid, urging additional exemptions for critical development and humanitarian activities.Guterres "notes with concern the announcement of a pause in US foreign assistance,