Afghan rights, Armenia-Azerbaijan ceasefire, road safety campaign — Global Issues

Afghan rights, Armenia-Azerbaijan ceasefire, road safety campaign — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

A new report by UNAMA’s Human Rights Service has documented over 1,600 cases of human rights violations including torture, committed by the de facto authorities across the country during the arrest and detention of individuals from 1 January 2022 to 31 July this year. Commenting on the findings, UN rights…

On UNGA margins, world leaders bolster bedrock of international law — Global Issues

On UNGA margins, world leaders bolster bedrock of international law — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Heads of State, Foreign Ministers, and other top representatives are converging to endorse multilateral treaties which form the bedrock of international legal frameworks. “Multilateral treaties are essential tools for Member States to achieve the objectives of the UN Charter,” emphasized David Nanopoulos, Chief of the Treaty Section at the UN…

On UNGA margins, world leaders bolster bedrock of international law — Global Issues

UN sets out bold solutions to rescue SDG finance — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The big objective of the major UN General Assembly meeting is to unlock innovative and practical solutions to close the widening divisions between rich and poor. The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs which drives the UN’s effort on SDG financing, notes that although fiscal challenges are mounting, “there…

On UNGA margins, world leaders bolster bedrock of international law — Global Issues

Russia providing weapons tech to DPRK ‘will be a direct provocation’ — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

In his address to the UN General Assembly’s annual debate, President Yoon referred to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to the DPRK and underscored that any deal struck between those two countries will “threaten the peace and security of not only Ukraine, but also the Republic of Korea.” It…

On UNGA margins, world leaders bolster bedrock of international law — Global Issues

‘Reform or rupture’ says Guterres, calling for multilateralism to be remade for the 21st century

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Only determination and compromise can rescue a world that is becoming “unhinged” Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, delivering a stark message to leaders gathered in New York: reform the multilateral system and come together for the common good. Read the full story, “‘Reform or rupture’ says Guterres, calling for…

On UNGA margins, world leaders bolster bedrock of international law — Global Issues

Annual cost for reaching the SDGs? More than $5 trillion — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

According to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), this represents between $1,179 and $1,383 per person, per year. The study factors in 50 SDG indicators across 90 countries, covering three quarters of the global population. For the world’s 48 developing economies, the shortfall is estimated at $337 billion…

On UNGA margins, world leaders bolster bedrock of international law — Global Issues

Russia’s weaponization of food and energy impacts all countries, Zelenskyy tells UN Assembly — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Since the start of the war, Ukrainian ports in the Black and Azov seas were blocked by Russia and its ports on the Danube River targeted by drones and missiles, he said. “It is a clear Russian attempt to weaponize the food shortage on the global market, in exchange for…

On UNGA margins, world leaders bolster bedrock of international law — Global Issues

Cuba calls for ‘a new and more just global contract’ — Global Issues

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Speaking on behalf of the global South, he called for reforming international financial systems and ramping up support for sustainable development and climate action. Cuba last week hosted the summit of the Group of 77 (G77) and China, the largest developing country organization at the UN, comprising more than 130…