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Why put a picture of the protest;  Iranian Foreign Minister canceled his visit to India

Why put a picture of the protest; Iranian Foreign Minister canceled his visit to India

More than 5,000 people died in protests over Mehsa Amini’s death in police custody in Iran; Photo: File Tehran: Iran’s foreign minister canceled his visit to India after being angered by a picture of anti-government protests in Iran being shown in an advertising video. According to the international news agency, the image of the protest…

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Guterres calls for G20 to agree $500 billion annual stimulus for sustainable development

Guterres calls for G20 to agree $500 billion annual stimulus for sustainable development

So far, the global financial system has failed to effectively cushion the impacts of current crises impacting the Global South the most: the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the ongoing climate emergency. “Today’s poly-crises are compounding shocks on developing countries – in large part because of an unfair global financial system that is short-term, crisis-prone,…

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Guterres in Africa: End political stalemate in Libya now, UN chief urges leaders

Guterres in Africa: End political stalemate in Libya now, UN chief urges leaders

“What is urgently needed is the political will to break the protracted political stalemate and achieve progress on multiple fronts,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at the latest meeting of the High-level Committee on Libya, taking place in Addis Ababa. Progress is sorely needed towards holding elections and advancing gains in security, national reconciliation and…

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Ukraine needs ‘implementable’ peace, Security Council hears, meeting on anniversary of Minsk accord

Ukraine needs ‘implementable’ peace, Security Council hears, meeting on anniversary of Minsk accord

“Peace is not just about signing an agreement,” said Miroslav Jenča, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and Americas, who briefed members during a meeting requested by the Russian Federation – as the one-year mark nears, since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Mr. Jenča stressed that turning words on paper into action…

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