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Debt and climate back on IMF, WB spring meetings agenda
The spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are due to open Tuesday, with two clear objectives: help countries combat climate change, and assist the most indebted nations.
Debate on NATO aggression on FR Yugoslavia again fails to make it to UNSC agenda
NEW YORK - A debate requested by Russia to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1999 NATO aggression on the then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has again failed to make it to the UN Security Council agenda after six of 15 members of the top UN body voted in favour and nine abstained on Thursday.
Russia, China, Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone and Mozambique voted for the request.
UN event marks Int’l Day of Zero Waste
The United Nations has hosted an event to mark the second International Day of Zero Waste, highlighting a project initiated in Türkiye aimed at reducing waste burden, with Turkish first lady Emine Erdoğan calling for tangible steps towards sustainability.
March 30 was declared as International Day of Zero Waste by a United Nations General Assembly resolution in 2022.
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Botsan-Kharchenko: West hysterically blocked UNSC session on aggression on Yugoslavia
BELGRADE - Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko said on Tuesday Western states had blocked the holding of a UN Security Council session requested by Russia to mark 25 years since the start of the 1999 NATO aggression on the then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) because they were "afraid of the truth."
When exactly will India surpass China as most populous?
China has had the most people in the world since at least 1950, the year United Nations population data began
FM Gerapetritis: Greece active in international debate on human rights’ protection
Greece's candidacies as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (2025-26) and as member of the Human Rights Council (2028-2030) will focus on close collaboration with all countries and UN mechanisms to safeguard human rights, Foreign Minister George Gerapatritis said during his address at the 55th UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva on Wednesday.
Gerapetritis in Geneva for UN Human Rights Council session
Foreign Minister George Gerapatritis is scheduled to participate in the high-level segment of the 55th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday.
On the sidelines of the summit, Gerapatritis will engage in meetings with the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, and the Executive Vice President of the World Jewish Council Maram Stern.
At the dawn of uncertainty
The wars in Ukraine and Gaza most likely mark the end of the system of global government instituted after World War II. However dysfunctional the UN Security Council was from the start, it had not been undermined to the level that it is today.
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UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to demand a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to demand a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza in a strong demonstration of global support for ending the Israel-Hamas war. The vote also showed the growing isolation of the United States and Israel.
Why Erdogan wants a UN seat for Muslims - Analysis
“The world is bigger than five” has been his dictum over the past several years. He wants to have a veto power, via the UN, over a new world order
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