UN chief António Guterres has called for Africa to be given a permanent seat at the UN Security Council as part of reforms to correct historical injustices.
The Security Council — the five permanent members of which are China, France, Russia, the UK (...)
MAKKAH — Wearing white seamless dress of Ihram, hundreds of thousands of Hajj pilgrims flock to Makkah from all over the world. More than 1.3 million pilgrims have already arrived in the holy city. Most of these pilgrims came directly to Makkah via (...)
Liberian President Joseph Boakai has signed an executive order to establish the country's first war crimes court, more than 20 years after the end of two civil wars that killed 250,000 people.
Boakai said Liberia had "endured downpours of (...)
The world's first routine vaccine program against malaria has started in Cameroon, in a move projected to save thousands of children's lives across Africa.
The symbolic first jab was given to a baby girl named Daniella at a health facility near (...)
More than 40 people have died after a fuel tanker crashed and exploded in central Liberia, the country's chief medical officer Francis Kateh has said.
The tanker overturned along a road in Totota town, about 130km (80 miles) from the capital, (...)
A chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean was hit by a drone launched from Iran on Saturday, the US military says.
A fire on board the Chem Pluto was extinguished. There were no casualties.
Iran has not commented. Houthi rebels in Yemen — who are backed (...)
A cargo ship was struck by a drone off the coast of the western Indian state of Gujarat on Saturday.
The Liberia-flagged chemical products tanker was linked to Israel, according to maritime security firm Ambrey, and was heading from Saudi Arabia to (...)
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in war-torn Gaza, in a rebuke to the United States which has repeatedly blocked ceasefire calls in the UN's Security Council. A majority of 153 nations voted (...)
A Russian missile struck a cargo ship as it docked in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odesa, killing the pilot and injuring four others, Ukrainian officials said.
Ukraine's southern military command said a Russian tactical aircraft in the Black Sea (...)
Tens of thousands of women in Iceland, including Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir, will refuse to work on Tuesday.
The "kvennafri", or women's day off, has been called in protest at the gender pay gap and gender-based violence.
Fields in which (...)
Liberians are voting Tuesday in high-stakes presidential and parliamentary elections – the first since the 2018 exit of a UN mission that kept the peace for more than a decade in a country scarred by two devastating civil wars.
As well as the (...)
A senior UN human rights official on Wednesday called on authorities in Liberia to take all necessary measures to ensure that the upcoming elections can take place in a fully inclusive manner.
"We are concerned by reported instances of (...)
The Ukrainian government has spotted an opportunity to strengthen its diplomatic ties in Africa as Russia tries to cling on to major allies there.
As the BRICS summit gets underway in Johannesburg this week, bringing together the main players of (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulations to President of Liberia George Weah on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.
The King wished President Weah continued good health and happiness, and the (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) handed over on Friday a total of 29,412 rice bags, weighing 735,300 kilograms, to the Republic of Liberia as per efforts to enhance food security in the West African country.
The food (...)
talented scientist, entrepreneur, author, and humanitarian, Dr. Christina Rahm works extensively on philanthropic initiatives through the Rahm Foundation to support local, national, and international causes.
Rahm, who is heavily involved in (...)
Chairman of the Hajj and Umrah Committee in Liberia, Sheik Abdulah Kromah, has commended the facilities and services offered by the government of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has delivered 50 tons of dates as a gift from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Republic of Liberia.
The aid was handed over by Saudi Ambassador to the Republic of Liberia Abdullah bin Hamad (...)
Police officers from more than 90 countries who serve at UN operations around the world represent "multilateralism in action", Secretary-General António Guterres said in New York on Thursday.
Guterres was delivering remarks to the third UN Chiefs of (...)
Greater investment in State institutions is critical to counter peace and security challenges in Africa, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Monday.
Cristina Duarte, the Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Africa, briefed (...)
The UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) aims to adopt a more "ambitious and forward-looking agenda" in 2022, the body's Chair told the Security Council on Wednesday.
In his capacity as Chair, Md Monwar Hossain, Bangladesh's Chargé d'Affaires to the (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulations to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih of Maldives on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques expressed his best (...)
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister, has sent a cable of congratulation to President George Weah of the Republic of Liberia on the anniversary of his country's Independence (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulation to President George Weah of the Republic of Liberia on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.
The Custodian of the Two Holy (...)
The resolution of a civil conflict fuelled-displacement crisis in Côte d'Ivoire, which at its height forced more than 300,000 people to flee to neighboring countries and beyond, is "a welcome bright spot amid a rising global trend of forced (...)
