Global real GDP will grow by 3.3% in 2022, 2.4 percentage points less than in 2021 (5.7%), estimated a report from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on Monday. In its new Statistics Yearbook, the UN agency also predicts a sharp slowdown in exports of manufactured products this year (from growth of […]
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UN asks the G20 for urgent measures in the face of a developing world crisis
The general secretary of the UN, Antonio Guterreswants the countries of the G20 take urgent action to contain the economic crisis in the developing world, which they say is being exacerbated by a “unfair global financial system”. This was stated by Guterres in a letter sent to the finance ministers and governors of the central […]
Japan to seek permanent seat for Africa on UN Security Council
The first Minister JapaneseFumio Kishida, pledged on Sunday at a Japan-Africa in Tunisia to “remedy a historical injustice” and to press for the continent to obtain a permanent seat on the Security Council of United Nations. “In order to act effectively” and consolidate peace and security in Africa, “it is urgent to remedy the historical […]
The world discusses how to ensure justice in the face of Russian atrocities in Ukraine
Countries, international organizations and human rights entities discussed this Wednesday at the UN how to ensure accountability for grave atrocities Russian that are being committed in Ukrainea war that will be a litmus test for international justice, they warned. Gathered in an informal session, the United Nations Security Council heard the positions of, among others, […]
UN Rapporteur warns that the environmental regression in Brazil is very serious
The UN Special Rapporteur on toxic substances and human rights, Marcos Orellana, warned that environmental degradation in Brazil is extremely serious and accused the president of that country, Jair Bolsonaro, of using the pandemic and the war in Europe to justify his policies. aggressive and harmful to the future of the planet. On the eve […]
UN secretary-general says Ukraine war is ‘unwinnable’
Ukraine cannot be conquered”House for house”, warned the Secretary General of the UN, Antonio Guterres, who called for the fighting to stop and for it to happen “a chance at peace”. “This war is unwinnable.” he maintained in statements to journalists made at the headquarters of the world body in New York, for which “sooner […]
UN chief off camera over Russo-Ukrainian war
In March 2020, the head of the UN, Antonio Guterres, had been forceful and very present at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Two years later, he seems out of the picture and unarmed in the face of the war unleashed after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “He is very upset”confirmed to AFP a senior […]
UN warns of climate impact of race to replace Russian gas
Updated on 03/21/2022 02:06 pm The Secretary General of the UN, António Guterres, warned on Monday of the impact that the race that many countries are undertaking to replace Russian gas and oil imports as soon as possible can have on the climate. “Countries can become so obsessed with the immediate lack of fossil fuel […]
Climate experts examine solutions, after warning of catastrophe
How to stop climate change, which is affecting all of humanity? Nearly 200 states are examining as of this Monday the range of solutions to reduce emissions, in a context of war in Ukraine that illustrates the dependence on fossil fuels. Climate experts from the UN (IPCC) warned once again of the consequences of global […]
UN and OAS question Bolivia for the use of mercury in mining and its trafficking to Peru
The use of mercury in mining and its trafficking to Peru, Brazil and Colombia, where it is prohibited, has earned Bolivia strong questioning by the United Nations (UN) and the Organization of American States (OAS), who have called on the Bolivian authorities to honor international commitments. “We see with great concern not a reduction (in […]