Category: UN Affairs

UN chief hails Pope Francis as ‘a transcendent voice for peace’

UN Photo/Rein Skullerud Secretary-General António Guterres (right) during an audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican in Rome in December 2019. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has joined the world in mourning the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday in Vatican City aged 88.  The pontiff – born Jorge Mario Bergoglio […]

What happens during our Study Tours?

Our Study Tours are open for registration for 2025. These tours offer individuals a chance to be more than tourist. Over five days, participants have the unique opportunity to engage with UN agencies and internaional organisations at a personal level. One day you might be meeting with Australian Ambassador Amanada Gorely, asking questions about Australia’s […]

2025 agenda: ‘We must not let opportunities pass,’ says UN Assembly President

UN Photo/Loey Felipe | Philemon Yang (left), President of the 79th session of the General Assembly, briefs on his priorities for 2025. The President of the UN General Assembly Philémon Yang presented a detailed vision of his 2025 priorities for the world body on Tuesday, calling it an opportunity for “a new start.” Under the theme Unity in […]

In New Year’s Message, Guterres urges countries to drastically slash emissions and ‘exit this road to ruin’

UN Photo/Loey Felipe Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the Summit of the Future high-level event at United Nations Headquarters in September 2024. Facebook Twitter Print Email 30 December 2024 UN Affairs UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for making 2025 “a new beginning” in his message for the New Year, issued on Monday. Reflecting on 2024, he stated that “hope has […]

COP29 climate talks end with $300 billion annual pledge, Guterres calls deal a ‘base to build on’

UNFCCC/Kiara Worth | Wide shot of the plenary hall at the UN climate conference, COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan.   Rich nations pledged to contribute at least $300 billion annually to the global fight against climate change as UN climate talks came to a contentious end early Sunday morning in Baku. Developing nations who had sought […]

COP29 gets boost from Rio as G20 leaders back scaling up climate finance from ‘billions to trillions’

UNFCCC/Kiara Worth | Midway point press conference in Baku on Monday, 18 November, with COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev (far left), and the Executive Director of UN Climate Change, Simon Stiell (second from left). The high-level diplomatic push for climate action shifted southward on Tuesday as G20 leaders meeting in Rio sent a clear signal to […]