United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the UN will cut its budget by 15.1 percent and reduce staff by 18.8 percent in 2026 as unpaid dues from member states climb to $1.59 trillion ...

The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution authorizing an international security force in the Gaza Strip, delivering a diplomatic victory to the Trump administration a day before it welcomes the ...

Shaikha Al Nowais has made history as the first woman to lead UN Tourism, securing a majority vote during the 123rd UN Tourism Executive Council session. Her four-year term begins in January 2026, ...

Shaikha Al Nowais has pledged to be a driving force for inclusivity and sustainability after being installed as the first Emirati and woman to lead the UN World Tourism Organisation. Ms Al Nowais was ...

The UN Security Council voted Thursday to remove sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, delivering a win to the Trump administration ahead of the Syrian leader’s upcoming White House visit.

The UN Security Council has voted in favour of a US resolution to lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa ahead of his White House visit next week. Sharaa was named transitional president ...

SINGAPORE: Singapore has called on the United Nations to rein in the rising use of veto powers by the five permanent members of the Security Council and pressed for reforms to make the organisation ...

Syrian President Ahmed Al-Shara met with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the Syrian state news agency SANA said early on Thursday, ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged world powers to help stop Russia's war in his country in a speech to the United Nations on Wednesday, warning of a dangerous arms race that he said the ...

The 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly opens in New York on Tuesday, with President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, the Permanent ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa arrived in New York on Sunday to take part in the U.N. General Assembly, the first president of Syria to do so in nearly six decades. The last ...

Sept 22 (Reuters) - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in New York to attend meetings of the UN General Assembly, the first participation of a Syrian president since 1967, the state news agency ...