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Sweden and the Scandinavian countries are generally viewed as paradigms of order and security. This may not be true. While anecdotal reports of social relations in Sweden are mostly positive, a recent report by the UN suggests that there is...

A new multimedia exhibition, "Space for our Planet", opened Wednesday, 26 October 2022, at the Visitors Centre of United Nations in New York. The exhibition aims to introduce people to the solutions that Space activities can provide for ecological transition...

UN General Assembly shines spotlight on food insecurity and its impact on global population and ‘hot-spot’ countries

If you’re a Ukrainian living in a hard-to-reach part of a city under fire, the chances of the UN being able to get lifesaving aid to you and your family are improving, thanks to an innovative partnership announced on Wednesday,...

From climate and environment themed videogames to special features, pop-ups, and real-life tree-planting opportunities embedded within beloved classics like PAC-MAN or Angry Birds, the gaming industry is working with the United Nations to engage audiences like never before and inspire...

Pope Francis said Monday that Russia's war on Ukraine was "absurd" and Kyiv's right to peace was "sacred." "All war marks a surrender regarding the human capacity to protect," Francis told an audience of civil protection workers. "It is a...

The top UN official in the Middle East has urged Israel to halt all settlement activity following the latest approval given to new construction in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, announced on Thursday. “I condemn today's decision by Israeli authorities to...

High Representative Christian Schmidt said that more than 26 years after the signing of the General Framework Agreement for Peace – known as the Dayton Accords – citizens are once again talking about the possibility of another conflict, posing the...

Resurgent imperialism, extreme nationalism and mighty rearmament are among the long-lasting consequences of the ongoing war in Ukraine that, by virtue of its ferocious intensity, has taken the world by surprise. Humanity was just about to recover from an epochal...

How is the war going to end in Ukraine, and what exactly does the West want in Ukraine? The question, while the fiercest war since the end of WW II is exploding in the center of Europe, in a rational...