United Nations
Diplomacy
Greece Counters Turkey’s Claims in the Aegean to UN
Greece presented a letter to the United Nations on Thursday which countered the claims Turkey made regarding the sovereignty of Greek islands in the Aegean to the UN in September of last year.
In the Turkish letter, the country claimed...
Greek News
Ukraine: Mariupol Evacuation Interrupted Again; Greek Consulate in Peril
The evacuation of civilians from Mariupol, Ukraine on Sunday has been interrupted again, as the Russian forces continue to shell the city
Greek News
UN Calls on Greece to End “Deplorable” Migrant Pushbacks
The United Nation's refugee agency (UNHCR) on Monday called for Greece to stop pushing back migrants who are attempting to seek asylum in the country.
Greek politicians denied the accusations that such pushbacks were taking place, saying that the UNHCR...
Greek News
‘Hunger Crisis’ Threatens Migrant Camps in Greece
Humanitarian groups are sounding the alarm over a rapidly escalating hunger crisis in Greece's migrant camps.
Aid workers say that the camps have been lacking sufficient food for months, with children crying over their extreme hunger.
The UN's migration agency, The...
Health
UN Says Ethiopia Facing Another Starvation Crisis
The United Nations issued a stark warning to the world on Wednesday about Ethiopia's current starvation crisis.
Thousands of people are struggling with starvation as the conflict in the country rages on. Violence broke out last November when Prime Minister...
Cyprus
Mitsotakis Says Turkey is Ignoring UN Resolutions on Cyprus in Speech
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addressed the UN General Assembly in New York City today.
Mitsotakis opened his address by speaking about the COIVD-19 pandemic. The PM particularly praised Europe, saying that European countries lead the way with vaccination efforts,...
Europe
Biden at UN General Assembly: USA Not Seeking New Cold War
President Joe Biden addressed the UN General Assembly on Tuesday for his first time as President of the United States.
The UN General Assembly is a yearly gathering of all of the world leaders who are members of the United...
Cyprus
Members of US Congress Urge UN to Stop Turkey’s Varosha Plans
Nineteen members of the US Congress have signed a letter addressed to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urging action against Turkey's and Turkish Cypriot attempts to reopen Varosha.
Varosha is the southern part of Famagusta that has been fenced off...
Environment
UN Report Says Extreme Weather Disasters are Increasing Exponentially
The UN's weather agency the World Meteorological Foundation has released a report stating that extreme weather disasters are occurring four to five times more in the present moment than they did in the 1970s.
The agency also said that today's...
Ancient Greece
UN Head Calls For Olympic Truce for Tokyo Games
UN Secretary-General Guterres called on all parties currently engaging in hostilities throughout the world to observe the Olympic truce.