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United Nations Celebrates International Translation Day

By Gary Raynaldo    /    DIPLOMATIC  TIMES UNITED NATIONS  –  NEW YORK –   They operate mostly unnoticed  in the shadows, behind the scenes at the world headquarters of the United Nations. But they are a crucial part of the ongoing function of the world’s

UN Global Compact Announces New SDG Pioneers

Credit: Gary Raynaldo  /  Lise Kingo, CEO & Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact speaks on the 2019 UN Global Compact Progress Report and upcoming UN Global Compact Leaders Week at press conference Sep. 16, 2019 New York world headquarters.   By Gary

UNICEF Backpacks Used To Symbolize Horrors of Children Killed In War

Photo Credit: Gary Raynaldo  /  Sep. 13, 2019.   UNICEF installation on the North Lawn at the UN Headquarters in New York highlights the grave scale of child deaths in conflict during 2018. By Gary Raynaldo      DIPLOMATIC  TIMES UNITED NATIONS  –   NEW  YORK – 

United Nations Global Civil Society Conference Coming To Salt Lake City, Utah

Credit:  Gary Raynaldo /  Alison Smale, (left)   UN  Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, Rosleny Ubiñas, Co-chair of the Department of Global Communications Youth Steering Committee, and Fannie Munlin, the Chair of the NGO/DPI Executive Committee at  press conference Aug. 22, 2019 at United Nations world headquarters

Yemen Bloody Conflict Must End Now: UN Envoy

Credit:  osesgy.unmissions.org / The Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary General for Yemen, Martin Griffiths By Gary Raynaldo    DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED  NATIONS  –  Recent infighting around the Government stronghold of Aden were “a clear sign” that the bloody conflict in Yemen must be

UN Report Cites ‘Credible Evidence’ Linking Saudi Crown Prince To Khashoggi Murder

Credit: Wikipedia  Commons /  Slain  dissident  journalist Jamal Khashoggi  By Gary Raynaldo   /  DIPLOMATIC  TIMES UNITED NATIONS  –   In a damning report,  a UN-appointed independent investigator said on Wednesday that responsibility for the killing of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi lies with “high-level officials” of