Tag: United Nations
Paris climate agreement: UN report is a paper of horror – politics
The bad news comprises 47 pages, 231 sub-points and several appendices, its language is sober. On 47 pages, climate diplomats have compiled how far the Paris climate agreement has brought…
Environmental disaster prevented: oil pumped from tanker off Yemen’s coast – panorama
An environmental catastrophe has been averted in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. The United Nations said on Friday it had completed pumping over a million barrels of…
Military junta rejects UN and ECOWAS entry
Status: 08/08/2023 6:47 p.m The junta in Niger has denied entry to representatives of the economic community ECOWAS and the UN. Instead, the putschists are seeking talks with Mali, Burkina…
China calls for a solution to the grain dispute – Politics
In the dispute over the grain agreement, the pressure on Russia is increasing. With China, an ally of the Kremlin is now calling for averting an impending food crisis. Beijing’s…
US soldier crosses border into North Korea: previously in prison
EThe day after American soldier Travis King crossed the military demarcation line on the border with North Korea in South Korea without permission on Tuesday, more details about his background…
25 years of the International Criminal Court – a court for those who have fallen and those who have been chased away – politics
International law has grown teeth. This is the good news associated with the creation of the International Criminal Court exactly 25 years ago. But those teeth don’t bite everyone. That’s…
Grain agreements in the war: What Russia is demanding – and how it could go on – politics
It’s that time again: This Monday, the grain agreement negotiated between Ukraine and Russia mediated by Turkey and the United Nations (UN) expires – and Moscow is again threatening not…
Grain agreement: What Russia is demanding – and how it could go on – politics
It’s that time again: This Monday, the grain agreement negotiated between Ukraine and Russia mediated by Turkey and the United Nations (UN) expires – and Moscow is again threatening not…
After blockade in the Security Council: Syria allows UN humanitarian aid
Status: 07/14/2023 08:31 a.m After a blockade in the UN Security Council, Syria allowed the United Nations to deliver further humanitarian aid from Turkey to rebel-held areas of the civil…
UN report: Looming debts in poor countries
Status: 07/13/2023 2:51 p.m Global public debt hit record levels in 2022. Many countries are caught in the debt trap. UN Secretary-General Guterres calls for action. According to the United…