The Russian Defense Ministry announced today that a “final document” will soon be ready to allow the export of grain from Ukraine, following negotiations held with Moscow, Kyiv, Ankara and the UN this week. “Russia’s proposals were fully supported by the participants in the consultations. And very soon the work on drafting the final document […]
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Guterres: ‘Important and essential step’ towards an agreement on Ukrainian grain exports
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today welcomed progress at an Istanbul meeting aimed at resuming Ukrainian grain exports blocked by Russia amid global concern over a food crisis. More than 20 million tons of Ukrainian grain are stuck in silos in the port of Odessa, where dozens of ships remain at anchor, due to the […]
UN: 2/3 of Ukrainian refugees plan to stay temporarily in their host countries
About two-thirds of refugees from Ukraine expect to remain in their host countries until hostilities stop and the security situation improves following the Russian invasion, according to a survey by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Most of the refugees from Ukraine, mostly women and children, hope to eventually return home, according to the […]
Agreement at the UN to extend by 6 months the mechanism for granting humanitarian aid to Syria through Turkey
An agreement was reached yesterday Monday between the 15 member states of the UN Security Council in order to extend for six months the mechanism for granting humanitarian aid to the Idlib province of Syria through Turkey, as sought by Russia, while the West wanted the extension to reach one time. Typically, this system was […]
UN: On November 15, the world will count 8 billion people
The world population is expected to reach 8 billion people around November 15, according to a forecast by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs released today, International Population Day. According to the same source, India will surpass China in 2023 and become the most populous country in the world. “As we await […]
The UN has turned the page on the Cyprus issue
The United Nations has set a new starting point for the Cyprus conflict. They turn the page and define a new image, which highlights the cooperation of two entities, which work in parallel and side by side. On this basis, the International Organization seems to be aiming to find “common ground” between the positions on […]
UN: Russian veto on extension of humanitarian aid mission to Syria via Turkey
Russia today vetoed in the UN Security Council a proposal submitted by Norway and Ireland to extend for a year the transfer of humanitarian aid to Syria through a border crossing, without the agreement of Damascus. Moscow had counter-proposed a shorter extension of six months. This program ends on Sunday. It had been in force […]
New Zealand: PM criticizes UN ‘failure’ to prevent war in Ukraine
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today criticized the UN’s “failure” to prevent war in Ukraine and accused Russia of imposing its “immoral” stance on the Security Council. Ardern, who has repeatedly criticized the veto power held by the five permanent members of the Security Council (China, the US, France, Britain and Russia), reiterated her […]
UN: The goal of ending world hunger by 2030 is being pushed back
“We must sound the alarm”: the goal of ending hunger in the world by 2030 is moving dangerously away, five international organizations working on food security warned at the UN on Wednesday, drawing a particularly “blackboard” for 2021, even before it erupts the war in Ukraine. “We hoped that today the world would have overcome […]
UN: Price surge pushed more than 70 million people into poverty in three months
Soaring global food and energy prices plunged 71 million people, mostly in low-income countries, into poverty since March, in other words in just three months, the United Nations Development Program reveals ( PNUD) which is releasing data on the development today. The expansion of poverty “is markedly faster than when the shock of the novel […]
