United Nations Security Council chambers at UN world headquarters in New York City By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The UN Security Council adopted a presidential statement Tuesday that voiced grave concern over the deteriorating security situation in
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – At least 12 German soldiers were among UN peacekeepers injured in a vehicle bomb attack on a camp in northern Mali on Friday, the UN said. The incident follows Thursday’s attack with another improvised
Dr. Ralph Bunche, the veteran UN official and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (UN Photo) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Dr. Ralph J. Bunche was one of the greatest peacemakers in contemporary history. Bunche is often referred to as
United Nations Security Council at UN world headquarters in New York City, NY By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The UN Security Council met behind closed doors on Wednesday to discuss the derailing of Mali’s transitional government following the apparent
The national flag of The Republic of Mali (Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United Nations, EU, U.S. and the African Union have strongly denounced the “kidnapping” of Mali’s civilian leadership. Military officers detained the west African nation’s president and prime minister
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations (Credit: UN Photo Evan Schneider) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMTIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The U.S. Biden administration “is committed to being a partner to Africa” as the
(Credit: Diplomatic Times) United Nations world headquarters in New York, NY By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – UN Secretary-General António Guterres is urging all players in Chad to work toward the de-escalation of tensions, sustaining peace and
(UN Photo/Cia Pak) Idriss Deby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad, addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly’s General Debate. (25 September 2019) DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed the UN’s solidarity
France Defence Minister Florence Parly By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES France is on the offensive fighting back against an explosive UN report that concluded that a French military airstrike in January on the central Malian village of Bounty, hit a group largely made up
(MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko) UN peacekeepers return to their helicopter following a mission to the village of Sobane Da in the Mopti region of Mali. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – A French military airstrike in January on the