Việt Nam, Indonesia appreciate EU’s role in boosting multilateralism

The UN Security Council on May 28 organised a video conference on EU-UN cooperation on international peace and security.

Qatar denies Gulf bloc exit rumours Qatar denied on Thursday that it plans to quit the Gulf Cooperation Council as it prepares to mark three years of isolation led by the regional bloc's heavyweight Saudi Arabia.

EU's Von der Leyen to unveil trillion-euro recovery plan European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen will on Wednesday propose a roughly one-trillion-euro post-virus recovery fund for Europe, but will have to win over sceptical member states.

VN gifts $420,000 in medical supplies to Australia, India, and six ASEAN countries to fight COVID-19

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Quốc Dũng on Monday presented the token of medical supplies worth US$420,000 as gifts from the Vietnamese Government and people to eight countries in Asia-Pacific countries, to support their fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

WHO to kick off international meet amid US-China tensions The World Health Organisation will on Monday kick off its first ever virtual assembly, but fears abound that US-China tensions could derail the strong action needed to address the COVID-19 crisis.

New resolution on pandemic truce presented to UN Security Council Germany and Estonia submitted Tuesday a resolution to the UN Security Council on a ceasefire in various conflicts around the world during the coronavirus pandemic, to replace one drafted by France and Tunisia that the United States has blocked.

Pandemic fuels historic US job losses, EU wants borders kept shut The United States on Friday recorded its steepest job losses in history over the coronavirus pandemic as Europe, faced with rising deaths, moved to keep its borders shut for another month.

Algeria ex-foreign minister exits UN Libya envoy race Algeria ex-foreign minister exits UN Libya envoy race

UN chief calls for Security Council unity over pandemic UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged the Security Council on Thursday to display unity as it met to discuss what he called the "fight of a generation" – the global coronavirus pandemic.

Indonesia's capital to impose large-scale social restrictions The Indonesian capital of Jakarta decided late Tuesday to impose "large-scale social restrictions" to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, introducing limits on public activity and enforcement patrols after an alarming surge of infections.