UNGA78: UN chief brushes off key leaders’ absence, says delivery paramount
“This is not a Vanity Fair. This is a political body in which governments are represented,” he told UN News in an exclusive interview. “What matters is that are represented…
South Sudan: Key electoral questions ‘remain unanswered’
With 15 months to the end of the transition period, “time is of the essence” for getting the election process settled, UN Special Representative for South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom told…
Cooperation across Global South, key to reaching SDGs
This year’s official theme is “Solidarity, Equity, and Partnership: Unlocking South-South Cooperation to Achieve the SDGs.” South-South cooperation is a manifestation of solidarity contributing to national well-being, national and collective…
Accountability key to Sri Lanka’s future: UN rights chief
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, stressed the urgency of addressing these challenges if the country is to move forward, recalling the 2022 anti-Government protests demanding a fairer…
The UN’s milestone operation to salvage Yemen’s stricken oil tanker: Key questions answered
The task of transferring a million barrels of oil from the stricken supertanker Yemen, will take some 19 days – preventing what would be the fifth largest spill in history,…
Transforming food systems, key to get SDGs back on track: Mohammed
According to development indicators, almost half of the SDG targets are moderately or severely off track, and 37 per cent are showing no change. “Transforming our food systems is one…
Sustainable Africa key to global security
The discussions centred around a UN report that offers recommendations to bolster collaboration towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa, specifically those on financing for development and affordable…
One year of the Black Sea Initiative: Key facts and figures
Also known as the Black Sea Grain Initiative, it has been run by the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) in Istanbul, staffed by Russia, Türkiye, Ukraine, and the UN. Here are…
Cooperation key to weathering climate crisis, growing inequality, new tech challenge: Guterres
António Guterres was addressing the Council of The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the world’s largest regional security body in terms of landmass and population which currently includes China, India, Kazakhstan,…
Discovery of key molecule that helps in hair regrowth
Experts have discovered a key molecular mechanism that may allow baldness to regrow hair. Photo: File Boston: Scientists have discovered a molecular chemical system that can stimulate hair cells to…