Iran must make a first step towards improving relations with countries in the region and the United States by making it clear they do not aim to develop nuclear weapons, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday.

DAVOS (Switzerland), Jan 22, 2025 (BSS) - Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today met United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres here in Switzerland. During the meeting on the sidelines of World Economic Forum summit being held in Davos, they exchanged pleasantries.

The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed on Wednesday deep concern over rising global challenges and lack of effective leadership amid geopolitical divisions that reshape regions particularly in the Middle East.

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22, 2025 (BSS) - Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today held a meeting with Wolfgang Schmidt, Head of the Federal Chancellery and Federal Minister for Special Tasks, Federal Chancellery of Germany, during the World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland.

UN agencies responded on Tuesday to President Trump’s executive orders ending US membership of the World Health Organization (WHO) and its adherence to the Paris Climate Agreement, highlighting the m

With just days to go before Donald Trump again enters the White House, anxiety is rising across UN agencies fearful he could wreak even more havoc than last time.

Although the number of new asylum-seekers in Switzerland is falling, municipalities are under strong pressure to take in migrants.

Geopolitical tensions, the rising costs of climate change and unresolved debt issues are putting labour markets under pressure, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (IL

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog called on the Trump administration and Iran on Wednesday to hold talks, as Tehran has accelerated its production of enriched uranium.

Swelling violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has displaced some 237,000 people since the start of the year, the United Nations (UN) said Friday. "Escalating clashes between non-state armed groups and the Congolese army in North and South Kivu provinces are intensifying one of the world'

The conflict in Sudan is taking an “even more dangerous turn for civilians”, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Friday

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