After the alleged attacks in Jerusalem, concerns about a spiral of violence in the Middle East are growing abroad. In a reaction, UN Secretary-General António Gutteres expressed concern about the situation in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories and called for "extreme restraint". "The spiral of violence, which has already claimed too many victims on both sides this year, must not continue," said a spokeswoman for the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin. "More than ever, there is a need for...
Police powerless against gangs UN call for international intervention force for Haiti 1/25/2023 1:33 am Since the assassination of President Moïse a year and a half ago, Haiti has slipped deeper and deeper into chaos. Rival gangs fight for control of the island nation and terrorize civilians. The UN is sounding the alarm: the country can no longer get the situation under control on its own. With the situation in Haiti spiraling out of control, UN special envoy Helen La...
Day 328 since the beginning of the war: The Ukrainian President is expecting key decisions from the allies at an upcoming meeting in Ramstein. All information in the news blog.The most important things at a glanceUkraine: Russians have few ballistic missiles12:30 a.m.: According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the Russian attack pattern shows that Moscow has only a small supply of ballistic missiles. Russia is increasingly using the S-300 and S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to carry out attacks on ground...
Day 327 since the beginning of the war: A Russian jet has intercepted a German naval aircraft. Foreign Minister Baerbock promotes a special tribunal for Russia. All information in the news blog.The most important things at a glanceUN Secretary-General condemns attack on Dnipro8:04 p.m.: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the deadly attack on a residential building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Guterres said it was "another example of an alleged violation of martial law," his spokeswoman Stephanie...
Die ukrainische Regierung will bis Ende Februar in einer international besetzten Konferenz über Möglichkeiten für einen Frieden nach einem Jahr Krieg in der Ukraine beraten. Nach Möglichkeit sollte der Gipfel in der UN-Zentrale in New York stattfinden, sagte Außenminister Dmytro Kuleba am Montag der Nachrichtenagentur AP. UN-Generalsekretär António Guterres könnte als Vermittler fungieren. „Es geht darum, alle an Bord zu bringen.“ Auf die Frage, ob damit auch Russland gemeint sei, antwortete Kuleba, die Führung in Moskau müsse sich erst für...
Actually, it would have been over on Friday. But now the world climate conference COP27 in Egyptian Sharm el-Sheikh is being extended. It will continue on Saturday to give delegates more time to reach agreement on contentious issues. In the past, UN meetings have often been extended. Participants had already expected this this time. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock also expected that. She said, "I've packed my bags for the whole weekend." None of the open questions are unsolvable, said the...
David Wallace-Wells coined the term "The Uninhabitable Earth". Now he writes that the climate apocalypse is cancelled. So all clear? source site
Cop 27:"Humanity has a choice: cooperate or perish"Nov 7, 2022 at 5:59 p.mReading time: 4 minsOpen detailed view"Anyone who still has doubts about the need to talk about damage and losses should go to Pakistan," said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Sharm el-Sheikh. (Photo: Fayez Nureldine/AFP)At the world climate conference in Egypt, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on the countries to conclude a climate solidarity pact. Observers are irritated that the heads of state of some countries that are...
AAt the world climate conference in Egypt, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned in somber words about the catastrophic consequences of global warming. "We are on the highway to climate hell - with our foot on the accelerator," Guterres said in a speech to dozens of leaders in Sharm al-Sheikh on Monday. "We are fighting the fight of our lives - and we are about to lose," he warned, referring to the droughts, floods, storms and rising sea levels caused by...
Mikhail Gorbachev is dead. The Russian Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Soviet head of state has died in Moscow at the age of 91. Politicians around the world reacted with sadness to the news. A selection:Chancellor Olaf Scholz recognizes Gorbachev as a courageous reformer who dared a lot and made it possible with his policies "that Germany could be united and the Iron Curtain has disappeared," said the Chancellor on the sidelines of the cabinet meeting at Meseberg Castle....
