Threats to global peace and security are discussed during the Security Council gathering by Izumi Nakamitsu, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
After France 24 aired an excerpt of an interview with the head of a regional al-Qaida affiliate, Burkina Faso’s military government suspended the international broadcaster.
Pressure escalated against Bangladesh’s leading daily as it was hit with a second Digital Security Act case on Thursday, this time against the editor, over a recent report that a minister said “undermined” the country’s independence.
The United Nations has called on Hong Kong authorities to release veteran rights activist and lawyer Albert Ho, who was returned to custody to await trial for “subversion” under a national security law after his bail was revoked earlier this month.
Chinese Special Representative for African Affairs Liu Yuxi speaks to the United Nations Security Council on the topic of peace and security in Africa and the impact that development policies have on the implementation of the Silencing the Guns initiative
Vadym Horodnyi is a member of a military family in Ukraine. Vadym was determined about joining the military despite the fact that his father was killed protecting their hometown of Chernihiv. Finally given the opportunity to study in United States, the 14-year-old is now a cadet at the Marine Military Academy in Texas.
According to the World Health Organization, female genital mutilation affects 87% of Sudanese females between the ages of 15 and 49, one of the highest rates in the world. The UNICEF initiative is aimed at sports clubs to involve men and boys in the struggle against the practise.
The severe monsoon rains that devastated a large portion of Pakistan last year have been referred to as “apocalyptic,” “a flood from the sky.”33 million people were affected by the flooding, and roughly 8 million were left homeless.
Journalists in Hong Kong say they are being followed by unidentified law enforcement personnel, prompting calls for a police investigation from their union amid deteriorating press freedom in the city.
United Nations Security Council meeting is addressed by Secretary-General António Guterres on the risks posed by terrorism to international peace and security