UN Syria envoy to step down in November
By AFP – Oct 17,2018 -JORDAN TIMES UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura arriving to a press conference closing a round of Intra Syria peace talks at the […]
Yemen could be ‘worst famine in 100 years’
Source: BBC News The United Nations is warning that 13 million people in Yemen are facing starvation. It’s calling on the military coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, to halt air […]
The world has just over a decade to get climate change under control, U.N. scientists say
Source: The Washington Post By Chris Mooney and Brady Dennis The world stands on the brink of failure when it comes to holding global warming to moderate levels, and nations will need […]
World Court orders US to ensure sanctions on Iran do not hurdle aid
By Reuters – Oct 03,2018 – JORDAN TIMES An Iranian woman shops at a drug store at the Nikan Hospital in Tehran on, September 11 (AFP photo) THE HAGUE — […]
Former U.N. Human Rights Chief Outlines The State Of The Geopolitical Climate
September 18, 20184:37 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with Zeid Raad Al Hussein, who recently stepped down from his United Nations post, about […]
Israeli-Palestinian Divide Deepens, With No Sign of Compromise at U.N.
Source: The New York Times By Rick Gladstone The Israeli and Palestinian leaders gave diametrically different appraisals of their protracted conflict on Thursday, with speeches at the United Nations General […]
UK closing statement at 39th UN Human Rights Council
Press release Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon welcomes the conclusions of the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council on 28 September 2018. Published 28 September 2018 From: Foreign & […]
US: Myanmar military led ‘extreme’ violence against Rohingya
Source: Associated Press By MATTHEW PENNINGTON UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.S. government investigation has found that Myanmar’s military targeted Rohingya civilians indiscriminately and often with “extreme brutality” in a […]
UN General Assembly Laughs as Trump Brags About His Administration
Trump Bragged About His Presidency and World Leaders Laughed At the U.N. General Assembly in New York City. By RENAE REINTS September 25, 2018 President Donald Trump addressed the United […]
Donald Trump’s speech at the UN betrayed how little knowledge he actually has about foreign policy
Voices The president’s new approach isn’t just lacking in compassion; it’s lacking in any common sense Holly Baxter @h0llyb4xter The Independent Voices https://players.brightcove.net/624246174001/BJXA5Px6f_default/index.html?videoId=5839845737001&customParams=videoID%3A5839845737001%3BarticleId%3A8554831%3Bgs_channels%3ANONE%3Bplayertype%3Aautoplay%3Btopictags%3Adonaldtrump%2Cunitednations%2Cmakeamerica_great_again%2Cimmigration%2Crefugeecrisis&customTargeting=%2F71347885%2F_main_independent%2Fin_voices%2Fin_voices_article&playsinline=true The politics of foreign aid are a […]
World leaders are sidelining an extremely important issue at the UN General Assembly, and it affects the lives of millions
https://players.brightcove.net/624246174001/BJXA5Px6f_default/index.html?videoId=5838203230001&customParams=videoID%3A5838203230001%3BarticleId%3A8552281%3Bgs_channels%3ANONE%3Bplayertype%3Aautoplay%3Btopictags%3Aungeneral_assembly%2Cinternallydisplaced_people%2Ctyphoonmangkhut&customTargeting=%2F71347885%2F_main_independent%2Fin_voices%2Fin_voices_article&playsinline=true In 2005, my stepfather in Zambia, David Busiku Mainza contributed to a pamphlet on the Tonga people, some 57,000 of whom were resettled in 1957 and 1958 from the Zambezi […]
Global faith leaders urge action over ‘ignored millions’ displaced by conflict
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent More than 50 faith leaders around the world are calling on the international community to step up protection for people displaced from their homes […]
Ten things you never knew about peace
1. The theme this year is: The Right to Peace – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70. 2. In 2015, the UN adopted “17 Sustainable Development Goals” of […]
UAE tolerance: Emirates is a country for all religions, races and people, says Sheikh Nayhan
Speaking on the International Day of Peace, the minister of tolerance also said the country works to resolve crises wherever it can The National September 21, 2018 Sheikh Nahyan bin […]
World Day of Peace
Let us become channels of peace 2018-09-20 Tomorrow is the United Nations World Day of Peace and we all need to be channels of peace though the big powers like […]
Palestine’s Abbas to hold Middle East meeting in New York
By AFP – Sep 19,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian mourners carry the body of Ahmed Omar, who was killed during a protest near the Israeli Erez crossing with the Gaza […]
UN Syria envoy thanks Erdoğan, Putin for Idlib agreement, asks speedy application
ANADOLU AGENCY WASHINGTON AFP Photo A U.N. representative for Syria on Tuesday praised the agreement reached between Russia and Turkey that has averted what officials had warned could have […]
What is the Role of UNIFIL?
Blog Post by Elliott Abrams August 30, 2018 This month the new head of UNIFIL took up his post. The new UNIFIL Force Commander and Head of Mission is Major […]
UN report blames Suu Kyi for not preventing violence in Myanmar
Rohingya crisis: Myanmar leader Suu Kyi ‘should have resigned’ Source: BBC News The outgoing UN human rights chief says Myanmar’s de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi should have resigned over […]
Yemen conflict: UN experts detail possible war crimes by all parties
Source: BBC News UN human rights experts believe war crimes may have been committed by all parties to the conflict in Yemen. In their first such report, they allege Yemeni […]