Global Issues
News headlines
Biden Disappoints, Must Do More, Not Less
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sep 28 (IPS) - US President Biden’s earlier support for a vaccine patent waiver raised hopes for his summit last week. However, it proved disappointing, not only for efforts to end the pandemic, but also for US leadership in these challenging times.
Multilateralism is alive and well: Assembly President wraps up annual debate promising ‘active and inclusive’ 76th session
- UN News
Amidst the global COVID-19 crisis, the President of the General Assembly closed the UN High-Level session on Monday, crediting “sound mitigation measures” and high vaccination rates for its success.
DPRK says it will ‘respond willingly’ if US abandons ‘hostile policy’
- UN News
The Permanent Representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the United Nations, Kim Song, said that if the United States “shows its bold decision to give up its hostile policy”, his country is “prepared to respond willingly at any time.”
Niger: Climate change is another pandemic with devastating effects
- UN News
Apart from disastrous economic consequences, the COVID-19 pandemic has also amplified the climate and security crisis in the Sahel, said Niger’s Minister of Foreign Affairs during the country’s turn to speak at the UN General Assembly.
France focuses on responsibility and solidarity in the face of global challenges
- UN News
In his address to the UN General Assembly on Monday, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian upheld multilateralism as the key to overcoming global challenges including conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.
Mexican Illustrators Blur Art Lines in Paris Show
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Sep 27 (IPS) - So, what’s the difference between illustration and “art”? When asked this question, Maru Aguzzi replies with a wry smile: “Perhaps the price?”
Syria committed to ‘combating and eradicating terrorism’, General Assembly hears
- UN News
In his speech to the high-level debate at the UN General Assembly on Monday, Fayssal Mekdad, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Syria, reaffirmed his country’s commitment to combat terrorism and aim to ‘restore security and stability’.
Yemen: Endless suffering of children after years of war, aid crisis
- UN News
The Yemen conflict killed or maimed 2,600 children as hostilities intensified in 2019 and 2020; that’s according to a new report of the UN Secretary-General on Children and Armed conflict in the country.
Yemen asks international community to exert pressure on Houthi coup leaders and their sponsors to ‘end bloodshed’
- UN News
The war in Yemen has caused a human catastrophe, torn society apart, and triggered
waves of mass displacement, repression and enforced disappearance
, the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs said on Monday, the final day of the UN General Assembly’s annual debate.Security Council marks 25th anniversary of Test Ban Treaty with call for nuclear weapons-free world
- UN News
The Security Council on Monday marked the 25th anniversary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, with calls for its entry into force and the elimination of nuclear weapons everywhere.
Powered by
