“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…
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,…
“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…
“The suffering across the country remains immense,” Commissioner Barney Afako said at a press conference in Juba, the capital. “South Sudanese women and girls continue to face unspeakable sexual violence.” On the penultimate day of a five-day visit, the Commission took stock of reports from civil society and stakeholders in Juba and Upper Nile state,…
On the heels of recent news reports about Canada and the United States shooting down several flying objects, including an alleged Chinese ‘spy balloon’, inside their borders, WMO points out that weather balloons provide just a tiny fraction of the millions of observations gathered worldwide daily. On Thursday, US President Joe Biden made public remarks…
Johannes Fromholt is currently near the frontline in Donetsk Oblast and has been describing the support the UN is providing. “I am currently in Kurakhove, which is close to the frontline. We see heavy fighting, which has intensified even in the past week. We came here as part of a UN interagency humanitarian convoy, to…
Imran Khan’s Regime Change Allegation Again Rejected by America; Photo: File Washington: The US once again refused to be part of the ‘blame game’ of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan. According to the World News Agency, during the weekly press briefing, a journalist asked the spokesperson of the US Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ned…
File photo George Soros, the well-known American billionaire investor who criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India, is in the news a lot these days. According to foreign media, George Soros recently raised questions on the criticism of Narendra Modi and the report on Gautam Adani. George Soros has said that Modi is silent on…
File photo US President Joe Biden asked for a break when a journalist asked a question. According to foreign media, the US President was talking about the alleged Chinese spy balloon and its downing. After the US President finished speaking, he was asked, ‘Has your ability to deal with China been affected by your family’s…
File photo Iran’s foreign minister has canceled his visit to India, angered by the video controversy. According to foreign media, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian was to come to India to participate in the Rai-Sina Dialogue scheduled for March 3-4. According to reports, Rai Sena Dialogue is a major think tank program organized by…
