The resolution sponsored by Brazil had wide support and would have condemned all violence against civilians, including ‘the heinous terrorist attacks by Hamas’ against Israel.
United Nations
Posted inNation & World, News
UN chief warns of ‘gates of hell’ in climate summit, but carbon polluting nations stay silent
The only countries that touted their efforts – ‘first movers and doers,’ the United Nations called them – were responsible for just one-ninth of the world’s annual carbon pollution.
advertisement
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Zelensky, at Security Council, lashes out at Russia but avoids face-to-face encounter
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the council that he would not have come if he didn’t have a proposal to end the 19-month war. He stressed that the restoration of all Ukrainian territory is the key to peace.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Zelensky: Russia is weaponizing food, energy and abducted children in its war against Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took to the world stage at a sensitive point in his country’s campaign to maintain international support for its fight at the U.N. General Assembly’s annual top-level meeting.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Biden exhorts world leaders at the UN to stand up to Russia, warns not to let Ukraine ‘be carved up’
He implores the leaders to stand up to ‘this naked aggression today to deter other would-be aggressors tomorrow.’
Posted inNation & World, News
Leaders see hope in tackling deadly climate change and public health problems together
Experts hope the sputtering global public health system and efforts to curb global warming through collaboration can combine to create a better system for handling the problem.
Posted inNation & World, News
G20 adds the African Union as a member, issues call rejecting use of force in reference to Ukraine
There was widespread support for adding the AU to the G20, making it the second regional bloc to become a permanent member after the European Union.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
UN secretary-general has urged the Group of 20 leaders to send a strong message on climate change
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres asked nations that are part of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to aim to reach net zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2040 and for emerging economies to reach the same goal by 2050.
Posted inNation & World, News
Invasive species are costing the world more than $423 billion a year
The authors of a major new U.N. report describe invasive species as a threat to human society.
Posted inNation & World, News, Uncategorized
The conflict in Sudan is fueling a humanitarian emergency of ‘epic proportions,’ UN aid chief says
Sudan was plunged into chaos in mid-April when months of simmering tensions between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.