UN chief: World ‘at the breaking point’ due to inequalities
Source: MSN BY CARA ANNA JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Saying “we are at the breaking point,” the U.N. secretary-general made a sweeping call Saturday to end the global inequalities that sparked […]
WHO says no return to normality for ‘foreseeable future’
By AFP – Jul 14,2020 -JORDAN TIMES Members of Bungoma County Isolation Team carry the coffin of Dr. Doreen Lugaliki, 39, the first Kenyan doctor who died of the COVID-19 […]
World could hit 1.5-degree warming threshold by 2024, UN weather agency says
Firefighters works at a forest fire in a burned national park at the Dutch-German border near Herkenbosch, Netherlands, April 22, 2020. (AP Photo) The world could see annual global temperatures […]
Coronavirus is ‘not under control and is accelerating’, warns WHO
COVID-19 is not under control in most of the world and is actually getting worse, according to the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO). © Reuters The virus is showing […]
Swiss-Egyptian lawyer in contention for the top post at the WTO
Hamid Mamdouh is a Swiss-Egyptian former trade negotiator for Egypt and ex-WTO official who lives and works as a lawyer in Geneva. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP June 9, 2020 – […]
Is it the toughest job at the UN?
Heading up a United Nations agency is no easy task. Whether your area of expertise is environment (UNEP), children (Unicef) or health (WHO), the fact is you are suggesting and […]
The sad story of UNITED NATIONS’s staff recruitment procedures. What you need to know when you apply for a UN position.
What I am going to say probably does not only refer to the United Nations, but many other large corporations both private and public. I am just giving an example […]
Europe unites at UN against West Bank annexation
Short Url https://arab.news/4mfmf Updated 25 April 2020 Arab News April 25, 2020 The UK is particularly concerned that demolitions have continued, including of temporary health centers, which weaken the capacity […]
He’s infantile, narcissistic and foolish to pull funding — but Trump isn’t entirely wrong about the WHO
It’s true the organisation has been too close to China. Nevertheless, there will be wide-reaching global consequences now the President has shirked his responsibility to the world Emin Pasha New […]
Multilateralism in crisis Will the United Nations soon be obsolete?
Source: Swiss Info By Frédéric Burnand and Andreas Gefe (illustration) Frédéric Burnand and Andreas Gefe (illustration) Is the international order capable of meeting the enormous challenges facing states and societies […]
UNESCO chief hails King’s role in safeguarding Jerusalem holy sites
By JT – Mar 05,2020 -JORDAN TIMES Director General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay visits Luminus Technical University College on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of UNESCO) AMMAN — UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay […]
Senior ICC judges authorise Afghanistan war crimes inquiry
Decision overturns earlier rejection of request to examine actions of US soldiers Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent @owenbowcott Thu 5 Mar 2020 Fatou Bensouda, the international criminal court’s chief prosecutor, […]
Human Rights Council : Swiss minister warns against spread of online hate speech
Feb 24, 2020 – swissinfo.ch Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis has warned against the anonymous nature of cyberspace and the dangers of online hate speech in his address to the […]
Growing Islamophobia ‘intolerable,’ UN chief Guterres says
Source: Daily Sabah AP — The U.N. chief on Sunday voiced his concern over rising Islamophobia in the world, calling it “intolerable.” Antonio Guterres’ remarks came during a joint news […]
Ulema express concern: Qadianis case on UNHRC agenda
Our Correspondent October 13, 2019 THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Ulema from all schools of thought led by Maulana Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari Saturday called on Foreign Minister Shah […]
U.N. experts urge Pakistan to clear scholar of blasphemy, lift death sentence
Dec 27, 2019 – swissinfo.ch GENEVA (Reuters) – United Nations human rights experts called on Pakistan’s high court on Friday to clear liberal academic Junaid Hafeez of blasphemy charges and […]
Israel will discredit the ICC ahead of historic probe
Dec 24,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Five years after joining the International Criminal Court (ICC) and asking it to investigate Israeli war crimes, the Palestinian Authority (PA) […]
Pope and U.N. chief appeal for environment, religious tolerance
Dec 20, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday appealed for nuclear disarmament, environmental protection and religious tolerance. The pope […]
Landmark forum seeks ‘better answers’ to refugee response
International Geneva Global Refugee Forum Landmark forum seeks ‘better answers’ to refugee response By Simon Bradley Dec 16, 2019 – 06:00 The first-ever “Global Refugee Forum” opens in Geneva on […]
Delegates fail to agree agenda for Syria constitution talks
Nov 29, 2019 – swissinfo.ch The second week-long round of talks in Geneva on Syria’s constitution ended on Friday with the Syrian government and opposition co-chairs unable to reach consensus […]