China’s role as Southeast Asia’s largest infrastructure financier is increasing its regional influence at a time when the ...

Islamabad is likely to bring up the Kashmir issue during the high-level open debate set to be held this week, chaired by ...

It is a curious point that seven U.S. military bases in Japan fly the United Nations flag. While the reason is rooted in ...

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MANY readers will scoff at that headline with one of three thoughts: Asia cannot escape atomic Armageddon. Almighty God won’t ...

And the best analogy I’ve heard to describe the United Nations and its organs is to liken it to something of a cross between a parliament and the Vatican. The General Assembly, consisting of 193 ...

President Biden recruited a dozen Asia-Pacific nations to join a new alliance meant to counter China’s dominance and restore declining U.S. influence in the region after his predecessor withdrew ...

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has launched the Regional Conversation Series on Building Back Better.

Every year, Asia Society presents a series of special programs during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meetings in New York. These programs provide an opportunity for Asia Society's public ...

Change is accelerating in the Asia-Pacific region, including in rural areas, as it becomes the global economy's growth driver. In 2010, the region's developing countries grew at an impressive rate ...

The United Nations’ appeal for $4.6 billion in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan this year remains less than 5 percent funded, according to Ramiz Alakbarov, the U.N. deputy special representative ...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Cong Guang of China as the new Special Envoy for the Horn of ...