In an update to his economic forecasts, United Nations it left the original calculation it published last January unchanged, unlike what happened to other parts of the world and for the global economy as a whole, where there were upward revisions. In the Latin American case, the report indicates that after the robust growth of […]
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Sergei Lavrov Attacks the United States and the West: You’re Playing With Fire
Sergei Lavrov in an avalanche against the United States and the West. The Russian Foreign Minister spoke at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The Russian diplomat addressed all the crucial issues of the delicate and very tense relationship between the Kremlin and the Western bloc. In particular, he used fiery words on […]
President of Spain offers himself to the UN to solve global crises
the chairman of SpainPedro Sánchez, presented himself this Monday to the general secretary of the UNAntonio Guterres, to participate as much as possible in reaching multilateral agreements in the face of crises such as the food or energy crisis caused by Russia. Sánchez started his agenda with Guterres in New Yorkwhere he will remain until […]
UN report on China’s Xinjiang region hints at possible crimes against humanity
© AFP (file) Author: Lusa The UN report on the Chinese region of Xinjiang, published on Wednesday, pointed to possible “crimes against humanity” and cited “credible evidence” of torture and sexual violence against the Uyghur minority, and called for the intervention of the international community. “The extent of the arbitrary and discriminatory detention of members […]
Guterres on Gorbachev: “The world loses the imposing world leader and tireless defender of peace”
Mikhail Gorbachev © EPA (file) Author: Portugal/TSF United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Tuesday that “the world has lost an imposing global leader, committed multilateralist and tireless advocate of peace” with the death of the last president of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev. “I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, […]
“We must continue to believe in diplomacy as the path to a ceasefire in Ukraine”
Ambassador Ana Paula Zacarias was Secretary of State for European Affairs © Global Images (archive) Author: William de Sousa Portugal’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ana Paula Zacarias, warns that the war in Ukraine will last a long time. On the sidelines of the European Commission’s summer school, which this year takes place in […]
Guterres calls for an immediate end to the clashes that have left 32 dead in Libya
© Mahmoud Turkey/AFP Author: Lusa United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on Sunday for an immediate end to violence in Tripoli, where fighting between rival Libyan militias has left at least 32 dead. Guterres “calls on the Libyan parties to commit to a genuine dialogue, to resolve the current political impasse and not to use […]
Guterres regrets lack of agreement in nuclear conference and warns of threats to collective security
© Yasin Akgul/AFP Author: Lusa The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, was disappointed this Saturday by the failure of the review conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which ended on Friday without an agreement, pointing out that the lack of consensus threatens collective security. While the Secretary-General welcomes the sincere and […]
Guterres wants to include the Rohingya in the solution to the political crisis in Myanmar
Anthony Guterres © Heinz-Peter Bader/EPA (file) Author: Lusa UN Secretary General António Guterres asked the military junta that took power in Myanmar (former Burma) in 2021 to include the rohingya a solution to the country’s political crisis. Five years ago, more than 700,000 Rohingya women, men and children fled Myanmar for Bangladesh to escape suspected […]
The six-month war reinforces the isolation of the Russian diplomat in the UN
Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya © Peter Foley/EPA Author: Lusa Dozens of diplomats gathered this Saturday around the Ukrainian ambassador to the UN, in a gesture of support after six months of war, while the Russian diplomat remained alone, reinforcing Russia’s isolation at the international level. In two photographs shared by the deputy […]