What’s going on with the world (and the future) at the UN?
By Eileen Travers It’s the season to take on global challenges, from forging a healthier planet to putting the brakes on nuclear weapons, as world leaders and leading experts land at UN Headquarters in New York in mid-September for the General Assembly’s annual High-Level Week to chart a path towards a better, safer, greener future for all. As […]
Communique from the UNAA Summit of the Future Roundtable
Below is a communique published by United Nations Association of Australia, orginally published here Heads of state and government, through the General Assembly of the UN, are taking action to safeguard the future for present and coming generations. Our Action We collaborated with the Initiative for Peacebuilding of Melbourne University and the ACT Chapter of […]
Planning ahead: 5 things to know about the UN’s landmark Summit of the Future
UN Photo/Rick Bajornas | A view of the Eduardo Kobra mural at UN Headquarters. By Conor Lennon Is there another way the world could be run? And in the face so much global turmoil, how can we make the future fairer? This September, a major event at UN Headquarters is being billed as once in a […]
In battle for development ‘you can count on us’, Guterres tells Timor-Leste, marking 25 years of self-determination
By Felipe de Carvalho 30 August 2024 UN Secretary-General António Guterres told parliamentarians in Timor-Leste on Friday the world has much to learn from their inspirational struggle for self-rule, 25 years to the day since the historic referendum which paved the way for independence in 2002. In a surprise move, legislators made the UN chief an honorary citizen […]