SG's visit to Slovenia: Slovenia has much to offer to Europe, the world and the United Nations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as he addressed its Parliament, highlighting the contributions of this “small but crucially important” country.
The UN's World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has been the target of some relentless criticism from certain quarters of the media for transferring computer equipment to two of its member states: North Korea and Iran. The US State Department now disputes the claim that WIPO violated sanctions.
HIV is a manageable condition and people living with it and live long, healthy and productive lives. However, people living with HIV often are forced to hide their conditions (or worse, not even get tested) for fear that they will be stigmatized and discriminated against
As China's diplomatic strength grows, so will its muscle flexing in the Security Council.
Syria resolution: Despite the appeals for united and concerted action to help end the escalating violence in Syria, the Security Council today failed to adopt a resolution that would have threatened sanctions on Damascus, owing to the negative votes of permanent members Russia and China.
Security forces have clashed with demonstrators, who have been joined by Sudanese doctors, lawyers, and journalists. What is the next step for the #SudanRevolts protestors?
As expected a Western sponsored Security Council resolution on Syria faced a double veto by Russia and China. The last best chance for a political solution to this crisis was dealt a fatal blow. Time to start again from scratch.