United Nations
Cyprus
Members of US Congress Urge UN to Stop Turkey’s Varosha Plans
Nineteen members of the US Congress have signed a letter addressed to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urging action against Turkey's and Turkish Cypriot attempts to reopen Varosha.
Varosha is the southern part of Famagusta that has been fenced off...
Environment
UN Report Says Extreme Weather Disasters are Increasing Exponentially
The UN's weather agency the World Meteorological Foundation has released a report stating that extreme weather disasters are occurring four to five times more in the present moment than they did in the 1970s.
The agency also said that today's...
Ancient Greece
UN Head Calls For Olympic Truce for Tokyo Games
UN Secretary-General Guterres called on all parties currently engaging in hostilities throughout the world to observe the Olympic truce.
Cyprus
Checkpoints Between Free and Occupied Cyprus Reopen
Checkpoints between the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus reopened on Friday.
Diplomacy
Greek Climate Change Activist to Run 2,000+ Miles to Glasgow
A Greek actor and climate change activist, Agis Emmanouil, has announced he will run from Athens to Glasgow to advocate for the environment.
Cyprus
Erdogan Says He “Doesn’t Trust Greek Cypriots” After Talks Collapse
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that he expects no results from United Nations led talks on Cyprus
Cyprus
Turkey Torpedoes Cyprus Talks with Demand for “Two-State Solution”
Negotiations for solving the decades-long division of Cyprus ended in a failure after Turkey demanded a “two-state solution” to the problem.
Cyprus
Turkey, Turkish Cypriots Insist on Two-State Solution for Cyprus
Turkey endorses the stance of the Turkish Cypriot government for a permanent division of the island into two states during talks in Geneva.
Cyprus
Cyprus Talks Begin, Seeking Elusive Common Ground
An informal meeting on Cyprus began in Geneva on April 27, with the U.N. chief seeking “common ground” for the resumption of talks
Food
Greece Wastes More Food Than Any Other in Europe, UN Reports
An interesting report was made public recently by the UN about the levels of food waste, and Greece comes at the top.