More than 20 million tonnes of grain have been stranded in Ukraine, mainly in the port of Odessa, and need to be exported urgently, said Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel. During a press conference, Ursula von der Leyen said the EU was working to create alternative routes, the […]
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UN: People do not spend enough to prevent disasters
Nations are spending very little on disaster prevention in the face of rising global disasters, from floods in South Africa to record heatwaves in India, according to Bloomberg. Of the $ 133 billion available to finance disasters from 2010 to 2019, only 4% went to risk reduction, with the rest spent on more costly post-disaster […]
UN: Guterres victim of cyber attack
The UN Secretariat warned in a letter this week to the 193 member states of the organization about the danger of messages allegedly sent by its leader Antonio Guterres to their delegates in the context of a cyber attack. Referring to a “series of information security incidents”, the letter, which was dated Tuesday and came […]
Taliban ‘aim to make women invisible’, UN denounces
The Taliban’s restrictions on Afghans “aim to make women invisible” to society, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett said in Kabul today. Since regaining power in Afghanistan in August, the Taliban have imposed a series of restrictions on civilians, much of it on women adhering to the strict version of Islam […]
In a letter to the UN, Greece deconstructs the non-existent Turkish accusations about the Aegean islands
Greece is sending a letter to the UN Secretary General, in which it completely deconstructs Turkey’s unilateral and non-existent objections to the Aegean islands, according to diplomatic sources. The letter will be delivered to the UN Secretary General within the next few hours, the same sources noted. “Vima” presents the main points of the Greek […]
Greece’s letter to the UN deconstructing non-existent Turkish objections to the islands
LAST UPDATE 16:29 Following instructions from Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, the Greek Permanent Representative to the UN, Maria Theofili, delivered a letter to the UN Secretary General yesterday, in response to a letter sent by the Turkish Permanent Representative to the UN on September 30, 21. With this letter, which is the product of many […]
Australia wants to co-host the next UN Climate Summit
Australia will present “very soon” its most ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gases and will be a candidate to host a UN Climate Summit with the Pacific Islands, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced today. During her first official visit abroad since the election of Australia’s new center-left government, Wong explained that the country would […]
Antonio Guterres: Africa is the home of hope
The message is that the world must unite in solidarity with all Africans to enhance food security and make food accessible to all, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in Africa today. “Africa is the home of hope. On Africa Day, we celebrate the enormous potential of this diverse and dynamic continent,” Antonio Guterres said in […]
Libya: UN pushes for presidential elections
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is pushing for a new date for Libya’s presidential election, following the collapse of the process late last year. In a report submitted to the Security Council and copies of which came to the attention of the German and French agencies, Guterres emphasized that a “clear, consensual path to elections” was […]
UN: For the first time, more than 100 million people are uprooted worldwide
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed for the first time the number of people forcibly uprooted from their country to break the barrier of one hundred million worldwide, the United Nations announced today. “The number of people forced to flee to escape armed conflict, violence, human rights abuses and persecution has reached a staggering 100 […]
