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

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

ByNews Polite

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…

UN General Assembly adopts declaration to accelerate SDGs — Global Issues

UN General Assembly adopts declaration to accelerate SDGs — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Mr. Guterres was speaking at the opening of a high-level forum at UN Headquarters where world leaders adopted a political declaration to accelerate action to achieve the 17 goals, which aim to drive economic prosperity and well-being for all people while protecting the environment. “The SDGs aren’t just a list…

Mass killings continue, risk of further ‘large-scale’ atrocities — Global Issues

Mass killings continue, risk of further ‘large-scale’ atrocities — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The latest report from the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia documents atrocities perpetrated “by all parties to the conflict” since 3 November 2020 – the start date of the armed conflict in Tigray – including mass killings, rape, starvation, destruction of schools and medical facilities, forced displacement…