THE UN IS TEETERING ON THE BRINK OF TOTAL COLLAPSE

UN FLAG BURNING

This week, as world leaders gathered in New York for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) high-level debate as part of celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the UN, gloom and doom over-shadowed the waning nobility of the organisation’s charter. The “high-level week” at the UN is held every year in September, and attracts heads […]

STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA DURING THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 79th session.UN Photo/Loey Felipe

“This is a matter of great significance, not only for the people of Palestine, not only for the people of Israel, but for all people who cherish the ideals of freedom and self-determination. Shortly after the United Nations was created, the General Assembly adopted Resolution 181, which recommended the creation of two states, Israel and […]

UN SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION URGING SWIFT END TO RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT

The United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution calling for a swift end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and urging lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine, as the world marked the third anniversary of the full escalation of the crisis. The resolution calls for a quick end to the conflict and mourns the […]