News headlines for “Trade, Economy, & Related Issues”, page 26

  1. ‘We don’t believe in giving up’ deputy UN chief tells New York festival crowd

    - UN News

    Deputy UN Secretary-General Amina Mohammed thanked the crowd at New York’s Global Citizen Festival on Saturday for using their voice for justice and “refusing to give up on a better world.”

  2. UN80: Three Tests to Make Reform About People, Not Spreadsheets

    - Inter Press Service

    NEW YORK, September 26 (IPS) - This September the UN turns 80, but the lessons of peace, justice, and cooperation are still unfinished. The world today faces the flames of inequality, conflict, ecological collapse and growing digital threats. In short, the very problems the UN was created to solve are once again staring us in the face.

  3. UN Member States Convene To Discuss Urgent Need for Equity in NCD and Mental Health Responses

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, September 26 (IPS) - World leaders convened in New York to deliberate over the efforts needed to address non-communicable diseases.On September 25, the United Nations (UN) convened a high-level meeting on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and the promotion of mental health and well-being during the 80th session of the General Assembly (UNGA80).

  4. UNICEF Climate Advocate Urges World Leaders To ‘Include Children’ in Climate Discussions

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, September 26 (IPS) - The UN General Assembly High-Level Week (22-30 September) has been an opportunity for the world to convene on the most pressing issues of the day, from multilateralism, global financing, gender equality, non-communicable diseases, and AI governance.

  5. UN at 80: Civil Society Must Have a Say in the Struggle for Renewal

    - Inter Press Service

    LONDON, September 26 (IPS) - As the high-level opening week of the UN General Assembly unfolds, with heads of states delivering often self-serving speeches from the UN’s podium, the organisation is undergoing one of its worst set of crises since its founding 80 years ago. This year’s General Assembly – ostensibly focused on development, human rights and peace – comes as wars are raging across multiple continents, climate targets are dangerously being missed and the institution designed to address these global challenges is being hollowed out by funding cuts and political withdrawals.

  6. African Voices at UNGA80: Building Sustainable and Self-Reliant Systems Through Innovation

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, September 26 (IPS) - On September 24, African-led organizations convened a high-level side event during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80). The event – African-led Innovation: Shaping Sustainable Futures With or Without Aid – was organized in partnership with eHealth Africa, Population Services International (PSI), Population Council, and Reach Digital Health. The dialogue amplified voices from African-led organizations and highlighted the importance of homegrown innovations for sustainability—regardless of the availability of foreign aid—amid shrinking donor funding and widening global inequalities.

  7. Attention World Leaders: Prevent Nuclear War, End Arms Race & Abolish Nuclear Weapons

    - Inter Press Service

    OAKLAND, California / BASEL, Switzerland, September 26 (IPS) - In 2013, frustrated at the lack of progress on nuclear disarmament, the United Nations General Assembly declared September 26 as the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. This international day provides an opportunity to enhance public awareness and education about the threat posed to humanity by nuclear weapons and the necessity for their total elimination.

  8. ‘The extraordinary power of ordinary people’: World leaders spotlight youth as agents of progress

    - UN News

    Young people are at the heart of the world’s most urgent challenges, and on Friday, their role in shaping solutions took centre stage at the UN General Assembly. World leaders spoke of the remarkable promise held by today’s generation, even as they acknowledged the persistent barriers millions of children and youth face in accessing education, healthcare and political voice.

  9. China’s Premier Li calls for solidarity, peace and shared economic prosperity in UN address

    - UN News

    Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday marked the UN’s 80th anniversary with a call for world leaders to defend multilateralism, reject “Cold War” thinking and step up cooperation in the face of global turmoil.

  10. Ending Child Marriage Needs a Culture of Accountability, Respect for the Rule of Law

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, September 26 (IPS) - Global leaders came together at the sidelines of this year’s UN General Assembly to commit to ending child marriage, calling on all world leaders to make concerted efforts to ensure accountability and enforce the laws that prohibit it.

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