Tag: United Nations

As a paramilitary group announced the capture of el-Fasher, the besieged capital of Sudan's North Darfur state, Catholic Church leaders amplified calls for the protection of "forgotten" civilians – including thousands of children – trapped in the western Sudanese city.

President Donald Trump on 23 September addressed the UN General Assembly amid the backdrop of conflict in Gaza and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as world leaders still question the extent to which the US will be involved in global affairs as the Trump administration implements its "America First" foreign policy.

An independent United Nations inquiry commission concluded in a 16 September report Israel is committing genocide in Gaza—but a "serious weakness" in the UN's Security Council could prevent taking action in accord with the Genocide Convention, said Father Elias D Mallon, special assistant to the president of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association-Pontifical Mission.

The president of the United Nations General Assembly, Dennis Francis, visited the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis to discuss diplomacy, dialogue and care for the environment. 

New international day responds to a call by Pope Francis.

Person of the Year award for a Franciscan brother who teaches maths in Kenya.

In the middle of her Year 12 trials Ashleigh Chatelier, college captain of St Scholastica’s college in Glebe, received a call she had been...

Sustainable development in rural areas is key to making poverty a thing of the past, Pope Francis said.

Faith-based leaders are calling on the Australian Government to endorse the Global Compact on Migration adopted by the UN.