Some 130 world leaders are set to gather at United Nations headquarters in New York for the General Assembly's annual General Debate, which kicks off Tuesday and aims to set the stage for building a new global development agenda which both protects the planet and promotes equity, justice and prosperity for all people. A news release by the UN said thus far 84 heads of State, 41 heads of Governments, 11 Deputy Prime Ministers and 65 Foreign Ministers are scheduled to address the 68th Annual Se...
At the United Nations (UN), world leaders pledged to work together on national and international policies that enhance and promote disability-inclusive development. This, as UN officials on Monday urged, a High-level meeting of the General Assembly, that the rights of persons with disabilities be directly addressed by the post-2015 development agenda.
The highest-ranking transgender in the Australian Army says that she and Prime Minister Tony Abbott are close
Three British princes are visiting Australia in 2013 and 2014. They are the 2nd, 3rd and 4th in-line heirs to the throne.
Ahead of the 68thGeneral Assembly Session as world leaders begin to converge at the New York Headquarters of the United Nations, General Assembly (UNGA) President John Ashe and Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson held wide ranging consultations with more than 1,100 civil society representatives about their priorities for global sustainable development in the years following the end of the current development cycle in 2015.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the UN Security Council on Sunday condemned the terrorist attack at a shopping mall in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, calling it “totally reprehensible”. He urged that the perpetrators to be brought to justice as soon as possible, an U.N. news release said on Sunday.
Global warming and the resulting climate change will not only alter the world's temperature and push some species to extinction, but also drive food prices to go up because of widespread hunger.
The Environmental Protection Agency urged to limit greenhouse-gas emissions from new power plants, the biggest source of carbon dioxide that linked to climate change.
China is set to purchase some three million hectares of farmland in Ukraine, according to a report by the South China Morning Post, to sustain its rising food demand.
Typhoon Usagi, dubbed as 2013's most powerful typhoon since 1984, has killed at least 25 in China. The fatality tally is still expected to rise.
All members of NBN Co tendered their resignations to Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Canadian diplomat, Annemarie Desloges, 29, was killed in a mall attack in Kenya.
Khadr pleaded guilty to five war crimes in October 2010.
British politician Godfrey Bloom has lost his party’s whip after describing a room of women as “sluts” and hitting a journalist on the face with a brochure. UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage has suspended the “selfish” senior politician after his blunders overshadowed the “good things” about their party’s conference on Friday.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has abolished the Climate Change Commission including Tim Flannery, internationally renowned climate change author and scientist. Mr Abbott, who once called scientific evidence of climate change as "absolute crap" removed the environmental agency on two days after he was officially sworn in as Prime Minister of Australia.
Fukushima Prefecture, already reeling from the problems brought about the by radiation contamination at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, has been struck by a 5.3 magnitude earthquake early Friday morning.
Still days away from the expected impact, but China, Hong Kong and Taiwan has sounded all the distress alarms as it braces for the wrath of Typhoon Usagi, dubbed 2013's strongest storm yet.
Four West Papuan community leaders were arrested on Wednesday after they sent a letter to the Biak police station informing them of a procession planned to welcome the sacred water and ashes delivered by the Freedom Flotilla, and to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Biak Massacre.
Global students who want to earn a degree in short courses in science, maths and technology subjects from UK universities may now avail of such through online.
The president of Russia said that Mr Berlusconi would not have faced trial if he were a homosexual.
You know political season is approaching when dirt is thrown at politicians. One such political dirt is the claim by Gennifer Flowers, an alleged mistress of former U.S. President Bill Clinton, that wife Hillary is a bisexual.
The daughter of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and her boyfriend were held up on Wednesday while walking their dog after attending the wedding of Mr Blair's son Euan.
Some 80,000 people have been driven out of their homes over the past month, in a fresh fighting that broke out in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The United Nations reported on Wednesday that, repeated clashes have occurred between the national army and rebel forces.
Marking observance of the International Day of Peace, the United Nations on Wednesday urged nations to invest in education that encourages children to embrace global citizenship based on values of tolerance and diversity. The theme of this year’s observance is: ‘Education for Peace.’ Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon rang the Peace Bell in New York, ahead of the official observance of the Day, which falls on Saturday, Sept 21.
The Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), it seems, had been advised as early as two years ago to create a frozen-soil shield barrier to prevent groundwater contamination at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. But it totally ignored the proposal, citing company profitability and sustainability as excuses.
Organizers of the World Muslimah Beauty Pageant meant to create a venue where it can not only denounce the machinations of the British-run Miss World pageant, but also empower Muslim women all around the world. It would have been a great catalyst if the whole Muslim community supported it.
Twenty years of endless negotiations and conflict in the Middle East since the signing of the Oslo Accords has undermined the belief that peace was possible, but the same 20 years of peace efforts had also demonstrated that fair, reasonable and legitimate solutions could be found, said Robert Serry, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, in his briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday.
Dumex, an infants' and children's nutrition company that is a subsidiary of French food-products multinational corporation Groupe Danone, is currently in the hot seat in China. State television China Central Television on Monday reported that the company allegedly bribed hospital personnel so that its milk powder will be given preference to newborn babies.
The 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on Tuesday, with its new president, John W. Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda, outlining the need to lay the groundwork for global sustainable development after the end of the current development cycle in 2015 which is the deadline for achieving the U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The crisis in Syria is also expected to dominate the debate.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the need for global cooperation to tackle the world’s most pressing issues including the crisis in Syria and elsewhere, beyond conflict, accelerating achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). He was speaking to reporters ahead of the 68th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session.
