Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar has called for a permanent seat for Africa in the United Nations, UN, Security Council while making a case for Nigeria as the country that should represent the continent in the global body.

The executive director of UNAIDS denounced the role of for-profit health care companies in low-income countries, saying that in some cases it led to denial of emergency care and patient detentions.

The United Nations Global Compact concluded a series of impactful sessions during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos, advancing discussions on the critical role of business in addressing global challenges through the lens of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

António Guterres says the Gaza Strip could be ‘kept in a state of limbo’ during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos

The United Nations nuclear watchdog warned that Iran has hit the "gas pedal" in its nuclear program as it continues to ramp up production of near-weapons grade uranium as President Donald Trump enters the White House.

The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief, Rafael Grossi, touched on the same theme in Davos, saying Iran is "pressing the gas pedal" on its enrichment of uranium to near weapons grade. Iran has always said its programme is entirely peaceful and it has the right to enrich uranium to any level it wants.

South Korea's military suspects North Korea is preparing to send more troops to Russia to fight Ukrainian forces, following reports of heavy casualties among North Korean soldiers due to a lack of modern combat training.

BI's takeaways and memorable moments from Davos, including 'FOBO' — fear of being obsolete — and how a CEO traded the meeting room for the ski slope.

He joined meetings with four heads of government or state, four ministerial-level dignitaries, 10 heads or top executives of UN or similar organisation, 10 CEOs or high-level business persons, nine programmes of the WEF,

The Chief Adviser is scheduled to leave Zurich for Dhaka on Friday night (Switzerland time) via Zurich International Airport wrapping up his very busy four-day visit. He is expected to return home on January 25.

COLUMN. Even the elites of the World Economic Forum are seduced by the American president's forceful actions. To the point of forgetting the contradictions and risks of his agenda.