Due to its vast reach, unparalleled popularity and foundation of positive values, sport is ideally positioned to contribute towards the United Nations’ objectives for development and peace.

United Nations (UN) intensifies peacekeeping patrols at displacement camps amidst rising tensions and conflict in South Sudan ...

On the occasion of the United Nations International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP), the Youth Charter ( is issuing a global Call to Action urg ...

As Carol Ann Schwartz, Hadassah national president stated in January 2025, “Building upon our legacy of strong advocacy, ...

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he will appoint an envoy to help shepherd a divided Cyprus toward long-lasting peace.

If the United Nations were human, turning eighty this year, it might be pictured teetering on a frayed armchair, a lukewarm ...

Three months after the overthrow of President Bashar Assad, Syria is at a crossroads, the top U.N. envoy for the country says ...

On the occasion of "Peace Through Sports Day" observed globally on April 6 under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee and the United Nations, The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA), ...

Eight-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is pushing for the “permanent” implementation of the Olympic truce, as he ...

United Nations Brand Ambassador and Sallies Village resident Lerato Maris has once again been recognised for her dedication in making a difference in South Africa. The 31-year-old has bagged a ...

Russian president Vladimir Putin ­proposed to put Ukraine under external governance under the United Nations aegis as part of efforts to reach a peaceful settlement. Speaking to a Russian nuclear ...

The house arrest of South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has triggered the collapse of a pivotal peace agreement, ...