United Nations World News

• Ukraine: IAEA engaging to get power restored at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

  The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been engaging with both sides in the Ukraine conflict in efforts to restore external power to the beleaguered Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in the south of the country. 

• Calls grow louder for more age-inclusive societies

  Member States, UN officials and civil society came together on Wednesday to shift the global perspective on ageing, with a call for new policies and action that bring older persons in from the margins of society.

• ‘Hot debates about hot topics’, a strength not a weakness, says UNGA80 president

  Over 190 world leaders spoke from the General Assembly podium during high-level week – underscoring the UN’s enduring relevance as a form of “life insurance” for many of the world’s developing countries, said President Annalena Baerbock on Wednesday.

• Fighting back against the gangs: What is Haiti’s new UN-backed force?

  As gangs in Haiti continue to expand the areas under their control and show no signs of holding back on terrorizing the population, decisive action has been taken by the UN Security Council to fight back against the violence they are perpetrating.

• Human rights groups urged to ‘unite more than ever’ in efforts to end racism

  The “colour line” still exists today – proof that more must be done to stamp out anti-Black racism, the head of a UN platform that promotes greater inclusion and equality of the global African diaspora said on Wednesday.