United Nations
Negotiations to begin for global nuclear ban treaty
Last week United Nations members voted to start negotiating a treaty to ban nuclear weapons. In the vote, 123 nations were......
Australia to take in Central American refugees
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced yesterday that Australia will take in refugees from Central American countries as part of its......
Turnbull boasts Australia best in the world for border protection
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is in New York ahead of the United Nations Summit for Refugees and Migrants. Speaking to the......
Opposing Nuclear: 71 Years on from Hiroshima
This Saturday (06/08/16) marks 71 years since the Nuclear bombings of Hiroshima, which took over an estimated 140,000 lives.......
UNICEF declares 2014 a devastating year for children
This year in Syria, nearly two million children have been forced to leave their homes. In Gaza, more than fifty-thousand......
IPCC report says climate action is more critical than ever
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released their latest report on climate change, and the results......
What would you say if you could say g’day to G20 leaders?
The United Nations Association of Australia Queensland branch has launched an initiative called Say G’day G20. They hope to get......
Amnesty calls for ban on arms sales to Israel and Gaza
Over 550 people have died in Israel’s attack on Gaza, with the majority of them civilians, according to the UN.......
Syrian war leaves 5.5 million children suffering
After three years of war in Syria, the country is facing a severe humanitarian crisis. The number of children in......
Australia changes stance on Israeli settlers
While 158 countries voted for a UN resolution to condemn Israeli Settler violence against Palestinian civilians, Australia decided to abstain.......