June 21, 2021. President of the 75th session of the General Assembly, H.E. Volkan Bozkir meets with Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba who is participating in UN General Assembly annual debate on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMTIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Armed conflicts have a devastating impact on children. Grave violations against children in armed conflict in 2020 remained “alarmingly high” according to a report by the UN Secretary General published Monday. The
(Credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) António Guterres at press briefing after being re-appointed to second term as UN Secretary General at UN world headquarters in New York City June 18, 2021. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – António Guterres
Abdulla Shahid, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives and President-elect of the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly, addresses the General Assembly meeting that held election of the President of the General Assembly, as well as Vice-Presidents of the General
(Photo credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) UN Secretary-General António Guterres By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – UN Secretary-General António Guterres is “particularly appalled that children continue to be victims of violence” in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said
(credit: icfj.org) Filipino investigative reporter Maria Ressa By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Filipino investigative journalist Maria Ressa has been arrested, faced death threats, and constantly harassed by the government of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for her
(UN News/Elizabeth Scaffidi) Young woman wears earbuds while working on her laptop. DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – By 2050, around one-in-four people will be living with some degree of hearing loss, the UN health agency warned on Tuesday, in its
(photo credit: Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) United Nations diplomat found dead in her fourth story apartment in luxury apartment building at 333 East 45th Street near UN world headquarters in Manhattan, New York City By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NEW YORK –
credit: unphoto / UN Secretary-General António Guterres By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for an end to reported police violence in Nigeria in the wake of news that protesters had been shot dead and
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – International Nelson Mandela Day was celebrated on July 18- the birthday of the great South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.