The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

New US sanctions against North Koreans over missile program

The Biden administration has imposed sanctions on three members of North Korea's ruling party central committee for their involvement in the country's ballistic missile program

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022

World court: Bolivia, Chile close together in river dispute

The United Nations’ highest court found little to rule on in a long-running dispute over a small river which flows from Bolivia to Chile as the Latin American neighbors had mostly resolved their conflict during the 6-year proceedings

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022

Tunisia's Harissa Gets UNESCO Heritage Status

UNESCO on Thursday added Tunisia's spicy national condiment Harissa to its list of intangible cultural heritage, saying it was part of the North African country's identity. The United Nations' cultural agency is meeting in Morocco to examine proposals for its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, which aims to protect cultural…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 1, 2022

False promises and shady agents: How universities in Northern Cyprus are swindling African students

Dreaming of a European diploma, and of eventually working in the European Union, many students – most of them African – spend thousands of dollars a year to study in universities in Northern Cyprus. Many of these students were reeled in by recruiters who get a hefty sum from these…

France 24 · Dec 1, 2022

Gender reform not being ‘rushed through’ Holyrood, insists Sturgeon

The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill is currently progressing in Parliament.

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022

Middle East round-up: Iran clashes with the USA (on the pitch)

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Al Jazeera · Dec 1, 2022

Nature positive and 30x30 – just soundbites or the foundations of a Cop15 deal?

As participants arrive in Montreal to negotiate this decade’s targets for protecting biodiversity, two themes are getting the lion’s share of attention

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2022

Cheers! Serbia's plum brandy gets UN world heritage status

It’s time to raise a glass for sljivovica - Serbia’s traditional plum brandy that is being added to the U.N.’s list of intangible cultural heritage as a cherished tradition to be preserved by humanity

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022

‘If you want to understand what Russia has done, come to Ukraine,’ Zelensky claps back at Musk

‘I think that either someone has influence over him, or he somehow draws conclusions on his own’

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022

World AIDS Day: Global inequalities pause years of progress on fighting epidemic

World AIDS Day is dedicated to raising awareness and remembering those who lost their lives to the illness. Although the world has come a long way in terms of both destigmatising and treating HIV/AIDS, much remains to be done. The United Nations says different forms of inequality are still preventing…

France 24 · Dec 1, 2022