By Thalif Deen – UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations, in a new report to be released next month, has warned “there is no escaping the fact that the global landscape for the implementation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has generally deteriorated since 2015, hindering the efforts of…

(WEBPUBLICAPRESS) – UNITED NATIONS – New York – The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on all actors in the region to “avoid a major confrontation.” The US and UK have accused Iran of attacking tankers transiting through the Persian Gulf. Guterres called for an independent investigation into apparent attacks on tankers transiting…

By Thalif Deen – UNITED NATIONS – UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told a Chatham House meeting in London last week that the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), one of the legacies of the late Secretary-General Kofi Annan, “spawned tremendous progress” in the battle against poverty worldwide. She pointed out that the…

  By John J. Metzler - UNITED NATIONS — In an annual process of diplomatic musical chairs the 193 member UN General Assembly has picked five countries to serve on the Security Council as non-permanent members.  Estonia, Niger, Tunisia, St. Vincent, and the Grenadines and Vietnam were elected to two-year terms on the…

(WEBPUBLICA) NEW YORK - Diplomats from 16 countries have convened in Stockholm to focus on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Their aim is to prevent the spread of atomic weapons, calling it “a danger to world peace.” Foreign ministers from those non-nuclear countries gathered in Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday to discuss the state of the…

(WEBPUBLICA) NEW YORK - The Vatican has rejected the idea that people can choose or change their own gender, saying it poses a threat to traditional families, VOA News reported quoting other news sources. According to VOA – in a new teaching document, the Vatican’s Catholic education department says the idea of…

By Christoph Hasselbach (DW) — Germany’s SPD isn’t the only party of social democrats currently struggling in Europe. But while some suffer even more, others are ascendant. DW looks at the ups and downs of Europe’s left-leaning parties. Denmark Denmark is the most recent example of Social Democratic success in Europe. The Socialdemokraterne…