By John J. Metzler - UNITED NATIONS — In its annual membership rotation, the UN General Assembly has chosen five new members; Belgium, Germany, Indonesia, Dominican Republic and South Africa, who will serve two-year stints on the powerful fifteen-member Security Council. The election, or more properly selection, is based both on geographical and regional…

By Thalif Deen – UNITED NATIONS  - Faced with growing allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) in the UN system, Secretary-General Antonio Guterreslast year announced a “zero-tolerance” policy to fight harassment in the world body. But UN Women, which was created in July 2010 and dedicated to gender empowerment, has…

(WEBPUBLICAPRESS) New York – South Africa from African and Asia-Pacific States, Dominican Republic fro Latin America and Caribbean States and Belgium and Germany from Western European and others States were elected as a five new non permanent members of the United Nations Security Council .  Sweden, the Netherlands, Ethiopia, Bolivia and Kazakhstan are…

By Thalif Deen - UNITED NATIONS - When allegations of sexual harassment were made against a senior UN official—holding the rank of Under-Secretary-General at the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC)– the United Nations admitted that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has no jurisdiction over a UN body created by the General Assembly and answerable…

By John J. Metzler - UNITED NATIONS — In the midst of an expanding American economy, record low unemployment rates, and buoyant consumer confidence, the Trump Administration has inadvertently planted the seeds of a global commercial slowdown and political showdown. The steel and aluminum tariffs slapped on imports from our key Transatlantic trading partners,…

By Jayant Menon* MANILA (IDN) – The world has seen a number of unexpected electoral outcomes lately; the most widely reported being Brexit in Europe and the election of President Donald Trump in the United States. But the ouster of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition government in Malaysia was not only…

(UN News Service) – The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday elected Ecuadorean Foreign Minister , President of its upcoming 73rd session; only the fourth woman to hold that position in the history of the world body, and the first since 2006, UN News Service reported. Ms. Espinosa secured 128 votes against 62 votes…