United Nations (UN)

United Nations (UN)

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 1, 2022. File Photo: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Who are the candidates running for UN secretary-general?

A second informal poll took place on Friday and showed Guyana's Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett was narrowly ahead, according to sources close to the process

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 1, 2022. File Photo: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

US plans $725m payment towards its large UN debt

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 1, 2022. File Photo: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Ecuadorean diplomat nominated as candidate to lead UN

A Malian soldier stands in position with his weapon during an attack on Mali's main military base Kati outside the capital Bamako, Mali April 25, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

A $50m hostage ransom funded al Qaeda's Mali offensive: UN

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk holds a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon on 27 July, 2026. Photo: Reuters

UN rights chief says Iran executed at least 56 people since March

A satellite image shows two Boeing 727 aircraft, which Reuters found to be linked to companies controlled by a US veteran and part of a network identified by United Nations experts as transporting mercenaries, weapons and drones for Sudan's Rapid Support Forces, parked next to each other in the military section of the airport in N’Djamena, Chad, June 4, 2025. Photo: Vantor/Handout via REUTERS

Boeings identified in Reuters report carried weapons for Sudanese paramilitary: UN experts

The UN estimates that some 300,000 people from more than 80 countries are kept in prison-like conditions and forced to carry out online crimes that cost unsuspecting victims billions of dollars. Photo: Chalinee Thirasupa/REUTERS

UN says online scam center trafficking is skyrocketing

A logo is pictured outside a building of the United Nations AIDS agency (UNAIDS) in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021. Picture taken April 6, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

World risks HIV resurgence as funding falls 18%: UNAIDS

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk. Photo: Collected

US, France trade barbs in fight over UN rights chief's second term

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 1, 2022. File Photo: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Ugandan diplomat Otunnu joins race to become next UN head

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference outlining his priorities for 2026 at UN headquarters in New York City, US, on 29 January 2026. Photo: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

Guterres set to be first UN chief to visit Syria since before 2011 war

Palestinians gather to receive food from a charity kitchen, in Gaza City, June 2, 2026.

WFP warns of deeper cuts in Gaza aid due to donor fatigue

US President Donald Trump addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Diplomatic efforts seek to avert Trump split with UN refugee agency: Sources