Safety of journalists: Guterres (UN), “70 victims this year. End impunity for these crimes”. UNESCO, “indifference is the deadliest weapon”

Nobel Prize: Von der Leyen (EU), “recognized the courage of those standing against autocracy”

Biden at the UN: “A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought”

The war in Ukraine remains the focal point of keynote speeches delivered by Heads of State and Government at the…

Draghi at the UN: “The war in Ukraine puts our collective ideals at risk”

In his speech to Heads of Government and State gathered at the 77th UN General Assembly PM Mario Draghi outlined…

Myanmar: protests against the execution of 4 activists by the military authorities. Metsola (EU), “capital punishment is inhuman and should be repealed all over the world”

Libano: grazie anche ai caschi blu di Unifil, torna dopo 16 anni la mezza maratona di Tiro come simbolo di pace e speranza

War in Ukraine. Buonomo ( Lateran University): “The UN lacks concrete action, it must be conceived anew”

The Rector of the Pontifical Lateran University told SIR: “The Organisation must be a place where common issues are addressed…

“Glasgow Accords” but it’s still a work-in-progress. Negotiators take it from here

The parties pledged to halt deforestation by 2030 through financial commitments, and to cut global methane by 30% by 2030.…

Disarmament: Mgr. Gallagher (Holy See) to UN, “humanity demands elimination of nuclear weapons”

“World hunger is a scandal.” Missionaries’ message to the FAO summit: agribusiness must be stopped

The Pope’s message to the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit is being widely commented on. “Hunger is a scandal,” he said,…

Mario Paciolla: one year on, many questions surrounding his death remain unanswered

A year has passed since the death of Mario Paciolla on 15 July 2020.  Since then, little progress has been…