BRICS Annual Meeting Chinese officials say BRICS countries should promote contracts in local currencies. At the BRICS meeting, a senior official of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the BRICS countries should work on local currency payment instruments and platforms. He said that BRICS members should strengthen cooperation on cross-border payments. The Chinese…
Dario Jose Mejia Montalvo, Chair of UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and Leader of the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia. Many indigenous peoples profess a deep respect for the planet and all forms of life, and an understanding that the health of the Earth goes hand in hand with the wellbeing of humankind. This…
Called “Peace begins with me” the poem pays tribute to the strength and resilience of communities affected by conflict as well as those who help them rebuild their lives and livelihoods. It is a reminder of our responsibility to promote peace in our communities, countries and across the world – a conviction that has driven more…
Ready to provide assistance to Pakistan, the spokesperson of the US State Department: Photo: File Washington: The US has urged Pakistan to work closely with the IMF, which will not only create a competitive business climate in the country but also help attract ‘high-quality investments’. According to the World News Agency, in the weekly press…
The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, appointed by the UN Secretary-General in 2016 as a United Nations Global Advocate for Cultural Understanding, recently played their first concert at UN headquarters in New York, at a special event organized to demonstrate that when people listen to each other, both musically and in other ways, great results can be…
