... School of Journalism. She has nearly two decades of experience as a writer and editor covering development, environment and human rights issues at the Inter Press Service United Nations bureau in New York, ...
Dr. Bradnee Chambers, Dr. Bradnee Chambers is the Executive Secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals under the United Nations Environment Programme.
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Viewpoints by Franz Baumann, Fmr. UN Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations and Christopher Ankersen, Global Affairs, New York University.
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... Project (SERAP) as saying on April 4, "We are seriously concerned that millions of the country’s poorest and most vulnerable have not benefited from the announced palliatives, donations, reported cash payments, ...
... the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. I draw tremendous strength from all that we represent and all that we have achieved together. Yet anniversaries are not about celebrating the past; they are ...
... (SDGs) and enhance the Group's visibility at the United Nations in tune with the fundamental principles of the Cotonou Agreement which include equality of partners, global participation (States and non-state ...
... which grew out of the ashes of two world wars, has forged “an exemplary partnership” with the United Nations, said the UN chief, and the breakup of the 28-nation political and economic bloc, “would inevitably ...
... use nuclear weapons against the other.
Had they done so, the devastating consequences would not have been confined to South-East Asia. Experts have calculated that nuclear war between the two nations ...
... data collected by the OECD, official development assistance (ODA) from 30 member countries of the club of rich nations fell 2.7 percent in 2018 from 2017. The worst affected by the declining share were ...
... disputed the claim and its parent company Barrick Gold Corp is in talks with the government.
But other African nations, including Angola and Ethiopia, are still seeking to use tax breaks to entice investment ...
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By Shanta Roy
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The United Nations is mourning the death of former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who passed away peacefully after a short illness, on Saturday 18 August 2018. The renowned Ghanaian diplomat was 80 ...
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By Ramesh Jaura
BERLIN | MUNICH (IDN) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned against a repeat of what happened with the League of Nations and the threat of a nuclear conflict, stressed the ...
By Justus Wanzala
NAIROBI (IDN) – Amid a cacophony of voices, interests and expectations, the third high level United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), held in Nairobi from December 4-6, had a common ...
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“Many countries are addressing the pandemic on a narrow, nationalist basis. Wealthy nations in Europe, Canada and the US have pre-ordered large numbers of vaccine doses which exceed the need of their ...
By Ronald Joshua
ROME (IDN) – Director-General QU Dongyu of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has declared 2021 a key year to move forward the transformation of agri-food ...
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... citizens, etc.).
To contribute to this, France organized, in cooperation with the United Nations and the World Bank, a 'One Planet Summit' for biodiversity on January 11, 2021 in Paris. It was an opportunity ...
... that it actually was.
This is something many in the Global North prefer not to acknowledge: the process of decolonisation of nations was a violent affair. Scholars from the Global South have made this ...
... and millions pushed into poverty and hunger.
Mr. Guterres said that though safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out, the disparity continues between nations.
“Vaccines are reaching ...
... because they are living the American Dream—and they are blaming, unsurprisingly, the whole political class for their malaise.
Whenever economic explanations of this radicalization are attempted, inequality ...
... set up Centcom in 1983, officials left Israel as part of Eucom. Arab nations, except Egypt, did not recognize the Jewish state. U.S. military coordination in the region — including multilateral exercises ...
... empowerment, youth development, education, and health. Since 2011, HAF has Consultancy Status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council. [IDN-InDepthNews – 16 January 2021]
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... for terrorism; (iv) Ethiopia’s Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region (SNNPR) due to civil unrest; (v) The East Hararge region and the Guji zone of Oromia State due to armed conflict and ...
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Purely economic explanations of Trumpism ignore this aggrieved entitlement. When commentators contend that free trade and technological advances have left behind blue-collar Americans – whom they often ...
... Yalta, instead of Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin, the outcome would have been very different. Most probably, we would have had no United Nations, no international organisations. Just think that, in its ...
... a meeting of the 20 most important countries of the world would replace the G8 and become the G20.
The United Nations, the European Union, and the major international monetary and financial institutions, ...
... can become a party to global treaties for which the Secretary-General of the United Nations is the depositary. The 197 states include all 193 UN member states, the two UN observer states (the Holy See ...
... other European nation. It has the highest rate of criminality in the UK.
“There are many theories on the essence of nations as there are theorists”, writes Norman Davies in his magisterial book, “Europe”. ...
... years ago, in January 1946, the United Nations General Assembly met for the first time after the signature of the Charter. Its first resolution was adopted on the 24th of that month. The developments mentioned ...
... United Nations with the aim of accelerating the implementation of the Paris climate agreement. Previous summits have been held in Paris in 2017, New York in 2018 and Nairobi in 2019.
In his address, ...
... of a lawfully conducted election,” Bowman said.
The very next day when many White House officials and cabinet secretaries submitted their resignations, and as hundreds of American and world leaders issued ...
... seen in the Afar region and Tekeze areas. Their destinations are not yet known.
A leaked recording of a zoom meeting shows a high ranking Ethiopian General explaining the plan to take measures on Tigrayan ...
... pressure on the planet is possible.
“The Human Development Report is an important product by the United Nations. In a time where the action is needed, the new generation of Human Development Reports, ...
By Ramu Damodaran
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... real president. Gaido was strongly backed by President Trump and he got 50 other nations to recognize him as the legitimate president of Venezuela.
When this did not succeed, in September 2019, a US-trained ...
... a flagship initiative of the African Union. The United Nations also remains committed to supporting the African Union’s ambitious Agenda 2063.
"In this context," he said, "we have decided to establish ...
... food has been provided to the camps Shemelba and Hitsats, the home to 50,000 Eritrean refugees. These have not received food since October last year.
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... unquestionably sovereign nations. China’s territorial claims are naturally controversial internationally but are modest compared to those sought by other powers—not least the U.S. itself, which early in ...
... disarmament".
Linde highlighted Sweden's "support for UNRWA [United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees] and the services that it provides for Palestinian refugees".
Jordan Foreign ...
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COPENHAGEN (IDN) – "Our planet is broken," the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has warned. Humanity is waging what he describes as a "suicidal" ...
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NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts (IDN) – With a recent report titled “Projections of Future Coral Bleaching Conditions,” published by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) ...
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The UNHCR has stated that it needs 156 million US$ to meet immediate needs of refugees in Ethiopia, but only US$ 40 million has been pledged.
The United Nations says that access to Tigray has improved ...
... emissions. We know people and nations need reliable sources of energy to power hospitals and light schools, and to safely cook, heat or cool their homes. We know we need to switch to sustainable energy. ...
By Devinder Kumar
NEW DELHI (IDN) – With the start of the New Year, India joins the 15-member United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a non-permanent member for the eighth time. Along with Norway, ...