Al culmine di un processo caratterizzato da maggiore trasparenza, l'Assemblea Generale dell'ONU ha vistato il successore di Ban Ki-moon precedentemente scelto dal Consiglio di Sicurezza. Antonio Guterres inizierà il mandato il 1 gennaio 2017. Le sue priorità: i rifugiati e le sofferenze dei più vulnerabili

The United Nations appointed Antonio Guterres, former Prime Minister of Portugal and former UN High Commissioner for Refugees, as the next Secretary General. His stated priority: alleviating the suffering of refugees and vulnerable people

The debate was split into two groups each taking turns answering questions formed around the role of the Security Council to reform and Gender Equality. All candidates proved to be strong and decisive in their statements and the probability that the successor of Ban Ki -moon would be a woman...

To end human rights violations, in particular against the Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine, the United Nations has warned the Government of Myanmar to alter its policies. All hopes lie on the new de-facto democratic government born after the victory of Aung San Suu Kyi

UNEP Campaign launched on World Environmental Day which seeks to raise awareness on illicit trade of species- especially ones that are becoming extinct. Illicit trade has been shown to fund terrorism in different parts of Africa.

This latest initiative for negotiations between Syria’s fractioned parties comes after a failed attempt at ceasefire. De Mistura’s advances, however, have been met with criticism and frustration from different countries, with US ambassador Samantha Powers calling out Russia for its support of the Assad regime