United Nations
Europe
The Five Countries that Opposed Condemnation of Russia at the UN
Five countries voted against a UN Resolution condemning Russia's attempts to annex four regions of Ukraine on Wednesday.
Apart from Russia, against the resolution were Belarus, North Korea, Nicaragua and Syria. The resolution was supported by 143 countries, while 35...
Military
Thousands Arrested in Russia Following Anti-War Protests
Russian police have arrested thousands of anti-war protesters after President Vladimir Putin’s partial draft of reserve forces. Armed forces detained over 1,300 Russian civilians in almost thirty-nine cities. The Russian human rights group OVD confirmed over five hundred in...
Environment
Colombia’s Petro Sounds the Alarm on Amazon and Hypocrisy at the UN
Gustavo Petro, the President of Colombia, delivered a historic speech at the United Nations General Assembly where he denounced the failure of the war on drugs and destruction of thousands of lives. He also spoke of the environment and...
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...