Ukraine today became a member of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), which concludes the process initiated in 2016 by the European nation to form part of the United Nationswhich now comprise 178 countries. “We are delighted to welcome Ukraine as our newest member. Ukraine’s membership is strongly aligned with IFAD’s mission to ensure […]
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Lithium: why Latin America is key to the global energy transition
According to him United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Latin America hosts approximately 60% of the lithium identified in the world. Argentina, Bolivia and Chile are considered to be in the “lithium triangle”, an area of the Andes that borders the three neighbors and is rich in lithium reserves. lithium. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) […]
Banks with weak climate plans face legal risks
Failure to comply with the commitments exposes the sector to accusations of image greenwashing, or greenwashingABE noted on Thursday in its quarterly risk assessment. The warning comes amid a crackdown on the asset management industry that has led to more than $140 billion in funds being downgraded from the EU’s top-ranked environmental, social and governance […]
Guterres asks to investigate possible excesses against protesters in Peru
The general secretary of the UN, Antonio Guterreswas shown this Wednesday “deeply shocked” by the number of deaths registered in the framework of the protests in Peru and asked the authorities for an independent and transparent investigation into the accusations of excessive use of force and human rights violations. Through his spokesman, Guterres said that […]
Foreign Minister condemned the Russian offensive against Ukraine and demanded an immediate ceasefire
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, César Landa Arroyo, participated this Monday in the United Nations Conference on Disarmament, held in Geneva (Switzerland) to condemn Russia’s massive military offensive against Ukraine. There Landa pointed out that Peru rejects the use of force, demanding an immediate ceasefire. “As legal chancellor I cannot be indifferent to the use […]
UN report: Hunger grows with the pandemic
811 million people were malnourished last year. This dramatic figure emerges from the World Food Report of the United Nations presented on Monday, so it comprises about a tenth of the global population. Reality has again moved further away from the UN goal of the 2030 Agenda of defeating hunger everywhere by that year, a […]
Dispute over the Nile: Egypt moves before the UN Security Council
Every July it starts to rain in the highlands of Ethiopia, where the Blue Nile rises. The current then swells to five times its normal capacity. But the neighbors on the middle and lower reaches of the Nile, Sudan and above all Egypt, fear that they will not get much from the life-giving water masses. […]