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The G20 has Failed on Debt. Time to Look to the UN
- Inter Press Service
YAOUNDE, Cameroon / BARCELONA, Spain, November 24 (IPS) - When South Africa assumed the Presidency of the G20, debt sustainability was placed front and centre, with the promise to launch a Cost of Capital Commission. Many hoped that, with an African country at the helm, the G20 would finally deliver real solutions to the debt crisis gripping the Global South – particularly Africa.
Sudan: UN’s gradual move back to Khartoum ‘an important step’
- UN News
The UN Country Team in Sudan met in Khartoum on Monday – the first time it has convened in the capital since conflict erupted in April 2023.
The UN General Assembly, Over Burdened with Repetitive Resolutions, Aims at Revitalization
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, November 21 (IPS) - The 193-member General Assembly (GA), the UN’s highest policy-making body, has long been the repository for scores of long-winded outdated resolutions accumulated over several decades– and lying in cold storage.
UN presents UN80 Initiative Action Plan, setting coordinated path for system-wide reforms
- UN News
The United Nations outlined how it intends to advance one of its most comprehensive system-wide reform efforts in decades, as Under-Secretary-General for Policy Guy Ryder presented the UN80 Initiative Action Plan. The plan brings the Secretary-General’s major UN80 reform proposals into a single, coherent structure to streamline efforts that will make the UN system deliver better.
It’s time for leadership and vision, Guterres tells G20 in South Africa
- UN News
A South African flag-coloured King Protea flower – symbolising hope and regeneration – is the chosen logo for this year’s G20 Leaders’ Summit, taking place on African soil for the first time.
Africa has a Debt Crisis: Momentum from G20 in South Africa can Help Find Solutions
- Inter Press Service
PRETORIA, South Africa, November 20 (IPS) - The end of South Africa’s G20 presidency does not mean the end of its ability or responsibility to promote the issues it prioritised during 2025. It can still advocate for action on some of these issues through its further participation in the G20 and in other international and regional forums.
Security Council’s veto power is ‘poster child’ of global gridlock, says Baerbock
- UN News
General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock warned on Thursday that repeated deadlock in the Security Council has become the “poster child” for wider global gridlock, undermining trust in multilateral institutions.
AI and the Future of Learning
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, November 19 (IPS) - “Sometimes the best way to grasp a concept,” says Chris Folayan, co-founder and executive officer of Luma Learn, “is to learn it in your native language.”
Security Council lays the ground in the race for the next Secretary-General
- UN News
The UN Security Council met on Friday for its annual debate over how it operates – including the process to select the next Secretary-General in 2026.
Public Health Besieged by Industry Interference
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, November 13 (IPS) - The 183 Parties to the global health treaty, WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) will convene in Geneva from 17 – 22 November with one objective – to strengthen their efforts to arrest the No.1 preventable cause of disease and 7 million deaths annually – tobacco use.
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