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COP29: Push for agreement on a new climate finance deal ‘right from the start’

·November 11, 2024·4 min read

“Let’s dispense with any idea that climate finance is charity;” runaway climate change is impacting “every single individual in the world one way or another,” Mr. Stiell said on Monday. His strong call to action kicked off the latest round of UN climate talks, which will run in the Azerbaijan...

UN envoy reports on progress towards Yemen peace agreement

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·May 17, 2023·3 min read

Ambassadors were briefed by UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg, who reported on his ongoing engagement with representatives from the internationally-recognized Government, which is backed by a Saudi-led coalition, and opposing Houthi rebels, as well as regional and international actors. Mr. Grundberg said he was encouraged by the positive and detailed...

DR Congo: Guterres urges M23 rebels to respect Tuesday ceasefire agreement

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·March 7, 2023·2 min read

In a statement released by his Spokesperson, António Guterres welcomed the international and regional efforts which took place last week, led by the President of Angola and African Union (AU) Champion for Peace and Reconciliation, João Lourenço, with the Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23). Eastern DRC is home to multiple armed groups, including the rebel...

UN delegates reach historic agreement on protecting marine biodiversity in international waters

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·March 6, 2023·1 min read

“This action is a victory for multilateralism and for global efforts to counter the destructive trends facing ocean health, now and for generations to come,” said the UN chief in a statement issued by his Spokesperson late Saturday evening just hours after the deal was struck at UN Headquarters in...

COP27: Protecting biodiversity is protecting the Paris Agreement |

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·November 16, 2022·8 min read

“The two need to be looked at as being on the same wavelength, and not one higher than the other,” Elizabeth Mrema, Executive Secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the international legal instrument to protect biodiversity ratified by 196 nations, told UN News. ‘Biodiversity Day’ at COP27...

Ukraine grain deal, Ethiopia agreement, show ‘power of multilateralism in action’: Guterres |

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·November 4, 2022·1 min read

Secretary-General António Guterres began his press stakeout at UN Headquarters in New York, with the announcement that the deal to free-up vital foodstuffs from Ukraine had hit “a new milestone” with 10 million metric tonnes now shipped through the Black Sea humanitarian corridor, in just three months. ‘Beacon of hope...

UN and Tajikistan reaffirm ‘strong partnership’ in new cooperation agreement |

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·June 8, 2022·2 min read

The joint UN-Tajikistan document, which was signed on Tuesday by Prime Minister Kokhir Rasulzoda and UN Resident Coordinator Sezin Sinanoglu, sets out national development priorities and goals for the next four years. “This Cooperation Framework has ambitious aims to improve the lives of people in Tajikistan and create equal opportunities...