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  • Yvonne Murray Global Security Reporter

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    Portraits of 'Peace Heroines' Anne Carr, Bronagh Hinds and Pat Hume are on display in the lobby of UN headquarters in New York.

    Exhibition at UN is 'monumental moment' for women of NI

    The 'Peace Heroines' exhibition has been launched at the United Nations in New York to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

    Good Friday Agreement • 04 Apr 23
    Russia is preparing to take the chair of the UN Security Council, one year after it invaded Ukraine

    Russia's presidency of UN Security Council is 'odious'

    Russia takes the chair as rotating President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of April, in accordance with UN procedures – but against the wishes of Ukraine.

    World • 01 Apr 23
    Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen is in the US this week

    Playing with fire - the UN's Taiwan problem

    Taiwan wants to participate in the United Nations. But Beijing says no – and member states cannot agree on what a 50-year-old resolution means for the country.

    World • 31 Mar 23
    Washington appeared to have been caught off guard by China's diplomatic win in Saudi Arabia

    Is China challenging America's diplomatic superpower?

    In a challenge to the US-led liberal world order, China's economic power is turning into diplomatic influence in regions where the US has enjoyed preeminence. But how far do China's diplomatic ambitions extend?

    World • 26 Mar 23
    Two billion people do not have access to safe water and sanitation

    Water talks: What did the UN achieve in three days?

    The UN talked about water for three days. But what did it achieve?

    Climate Change • 24 Mar 23
    Micheál Martin reiterated Ireland's commitment to multilateralism and peacekeeping

    Tánaiste meets UN chief to talk peacekeeping, Ukraine

    Micheál Martin reiterated Ireland's commitment to multilateralism and peacekeeping in a meeting with the UN Secretary-General. But Ireland faces a tough job in rallying support for sustainable development.

    World • 16 Mar 23
    Delegates to the Commission on Status of Women event walk past portraits of former UN Secretaries-General

    Why the UN thinks gender equality is 'vanishing'

    A commitment to equal rights for women has been a cornerstone of the United Nations since its founding, writes Yvonne Murray. So why has progress stalled?

    World • 08 Mar 23
    Greenpeace has said that member states must compromise instead of quibbling over minor points

    UN deal to save the high seas 'closer than ever'

    Activists have used stern words and star power to pressure UN states to sign a long-awaited treaty protecting biodiversity in the high seas. Delegates are hopeful negotiations will conclude today.

    World • 03 Mar 23
    In March 2022, 141 members voted in favour of a resolution calling for Russia to withdraw from Ukraine

    Diplomatic scramble at UN ahead of vote on Ukraine war

    Intensive lobbying has been under way by Ukrainian allies to drum up support for a United Nations resolution condemning Russia's war on Ukraine.

    World • 22 Feb 23
    Aerial view shows residents searching for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of collapsed buildings in the village of Besnia in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province

    The politics of aid delivery to Syria

    Monday's earthquakes wrought further devastation on northwestern Syria - a region already torn apart by years of war.

    Earthquake • 09 Feb 23

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