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☆ Three UN military observers, a Lebanese interpreter wounded in blast while patrolling southern border
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Three United Nations military observers and a Lebanese interpreter were wounded Saturday while patrolling the southern Lebanese border after a shell exploded near them, the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said. The military observers are part of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, which supports the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL. The three military observers, from Chile, Australia, and Norway, were unarmed, he said. The blast came as clashes between the Israeli military and Hezbollah militants escalated in recent weeks. Local Lebanese media, citing security officials, said an Israeli drone strike targeted the observers in the southern village of Wadi Katmoun near the border town of Rmeich.

Persons: Andrea Tenenti, Tenenti, Najib Mikat Organizations: United Nations Headquarters, Security, Three United Nations, United Nations Truce, Organization, UN, Associated Press, UNIFIL, Local, IDF Locations: Israel, Gaza, New York, U.S, Lebanese, Lebanon, UNIFIL, Chile, Australia, Norway, Local Lebanese, Israeli, Wadi Katmoun, Rmeich

☆ Trump criticizes Israel for releasing photos and videos of its devastating war in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In an interview Monday, the presumptive Republican Party presidential nominee called on Israel to "finish up" its war in Gaza, saying the country is "losing a lot of support" around the world. Trump has only voiced his opinion on the war in Gaza fairly recently. Back in early March, he called into the "Fox & Friends" show on Super Tuesday, urging Israel to "finish the problem." In the interview Monday, Trump criticized Israel for making "a very big mistake" with photos showing its widespread air raids and bombing campaigns on the strip. AdvertisementSince Israel began its full-scale war against Hamas in Gaza, it has killed more than 32,000 people, mainly women and children, according to Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Israel, that's, Trump, would've, Jack Guez, MAHMUD HAMS, Linda Thomas, Greenfield, Netanyahu, Linda Thomas Greenfield, John Lamparski, John Kirby, Kirby Organizations: Service, Israeli, United Nations, Business, Republican, Fox, Hamas, AFP, Getty Images Trump, Israel, Gallup, UN Security, White, UN, Security, Biden, US National Security Locations: Gaza, Israel, Sderot, AFP, Gaza City, China, Russia, Rafah, United States, New York City, Washington

☆ Feds seek seizure of two New York apartments worth $14 million tied to former Mongolia leader in alleged mining scheme
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Batbold Sukhbaatar of Mongolia addresses the Millennium Development Goals Summit at the United Nations headquarters in New York, September 22, 2010. Federal prosecutors on Tuesday sued to seize two New York City apartments worth $14 million that were allegedly bought with proceeds from a corrupt scheme involving Mongolia's huge copper mine, a former prime minister of that nation, and his Harvard Business School graduate son. Batbold served as prime minister from 2009 through 2012. Batbold's son, Battushig Batbold, a Harvard Business School graduate, is a member of the International Olympic Committee. Battushig Batbold also worked as a summer associate at Blackstone in 2014, and as a mining analyst at Morgan Stanley from 2009 through 2011, according to his LinkedIn page.

Persons: Batbold, Sukhbaatar Batbold, Battushig, Batbold's, Battushig Batbold, Morgan Stanley Organizations: United Nations, New, Harvard Business School, Erdenet Mining, Ocean Partners, Erdernet Mining, International Olympic, Blackstone Locations: Mongolia, New York, New York City, U.S, Brooklyn, Mongolian, Batbold, Manhattan, United States

☆ N.Y.C. Protest Calling for Gaza Cease-Fire Targets Pro-Israel Senators
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Hurubie Meko | Olivia Bensimon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

More than a dozen people were arrested Thursday evening during a peaceful pro-Palestinian protest inside a Manhattan building where Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, Democrats of New York, have offices. Those attacks killed at least 1,200 Israelis, according to Israeli officials; Israel’s subsequent military operation in Gaza has killed 29,000 Palestinians, according to Gazan health officials. The mounting death toll and humanitarian crisis in Gaza have prompted international calls for a cease-fire. By about 3:30 p.m. Thursday, several hundred protesters had gathered at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, in front of the United Nations headquarters, where the United States this week cast the lone vote against a resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. It was the third time the Biden administration had blocked similar resolutions, signaling its continued support of Israel.

Persons: Chuck Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand, Biden Organizations: Jewish Voice, Peace, United Nations Locations: Manhattan, New York, New York City, Israel, Gaza, Dag, United States

[1/2] People watch drones creating a 3-D display outside the United Nations Headquarters calling attention to the Amazon rainforest and climate change in New York U.S., September 15, 2023. The analysis by the nonprofit Amazon Conservation's MAAP forest monitoring program offers a first look at 2023 deforestation across the nine Amazon countries. That estimate is likely low as there are some holes in the data, Finer said. Brazil's Lula has led a push among its Amazonian neighbors and other rainforest countries to get rich nations to pay for woodland conservation. While the country is battling massive wildfires, many of them are not in the Amazon, Finer said.

Persons: Eduardo Munoz, Matt, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Jair Bolsonaro, Carlos Nobre, Nobre, Brazil's Lula, Gustavo Petro, Jake Spring, David Gregorio Our Organizations: United Nations Headquarters, New York U.S, REUTERS, SAO PAULO, Reuters, United, University of Sao, Amazon, NASA, Union, Democratic, Watch, Thomson Locations: New York, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, United Nations, Jan, Puerto Rico, University of Sao Paulo, Amazon, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, COLOMBIA, PERU Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo

☆ UN chief says extended Gaza truce not enough to meet aid needs
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Michelle Nichols | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 27 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described an extended truce between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas on Monday as "a glimpse of hope and humanity," but warned it was not enough time to meet the aid needs of the Gaza Strip. The United Nations has been delivering some humanitarian aid to Gaza via the Rafah border crossing from Egypt. The United Nations also wants to be able to use the Kerem Shalom border crossing, controlled by Israel. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at the United Nations prior to a meeting about the ongoing conflict in Gaza, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., November 6, 2023. "The United Nations will continue to support these efforts in every possible way," Dujarric said in a statement.

Persons: Antonio Guterres, Guterres, Caitlin Ochs, Stephane Dujarric, Dujarric, Michelle Nichols, Chizu Nomiyama, Mark Potter Organizations: UNITED NATIONS, United Nations, Hamas, United Nations Headquarters, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza, Qatar, Rafah, Egypt, New York City, U.S

☆ Kenya to sell 35 state companies as Africa seeks to jumpstart IPOs
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Duncan Miriri | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NAIROBI, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Kenya's President William Ruto said on Thursday the government was poised to privatise 35 state companies after enacting a law last month to guide the process. Kenya last privatised a state-owned company in 2008 with an initial public offering (IPO) for 25% of the shares in telecommunications firm Safaricom (SCOM.NR). "We have identified the first 35 companies that we are going to offer to the private sector. Kenya's President William Ruto speaks during the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit at United Nations headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 18, 2023. "If well harnessed, stock exchanges can be the engine that transforms Africa into a global economic powerhouse and financial centre of the world," the president said.

Persons: William Ruto, Ruto, Njuguna Ndung'u, Ndung'u, Caitlin Ochs, Bourses, Thapelo, Ducan Miriri, Marc Jones, Aaron Ross, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: African, Nairobi . Finance, Reuters, Sustainable, United Nations, REUTERS, Botswana Stock Exchange, Bharti Airtel, Thomson Locations: NAIROBI, Kenya, Nairobi, New York City , New York, U.S, Africa, Uganda, London

Thousands of people took to the streets on Friday evening in the latest instance of what has become near daily protests in New York City over the Israel-Hamas war. This time, pro-Palestinian demonstrators held banners and signs demanding a cease-fire in the bombardment of Gaza. Earlier in the afternoon, several rallies attracting hundreds of people formed at different points around the city, including Union Square, the J.P. Morgan offices on Madison Avenue and Gov. Kathy Hochul’s New York office near the United Nations headquarters, before merging on the steps of the New York Public Library near Bryant Park. As demonstrators wound their way through the center of the city, they waved Palestinian flags, held handmade signs with messages like “Ceasefire now,” and chanted, “Free Palestine.” The crowd stretched several blocks and paused at times in front of Pennsylvania Station and the New York Times building.

Persons: Morgan, Kathy Hochul’s, Debbie Bitar Organizations: Madison, United Nations, New York Public, Pennsylvania, New York Times Locations: New York City, Israel, Gaza, York, Bryant Park, Midtown Manhattan, Palestine, United States

☆ 'Where are you?' - Israeli hostage families urge women's groups to speak up
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Dozens of the hostages captured by Hamas gunmen during their Oct. 7 rampage through southern Israel are women and girls of all ages, from toddlers to the elderly. Their families, during a media event in Tel Aviv, urged women's groups, particularly those connected to the United Nations, to speak up and advocate for their release. They also presented some of the health issues that the female captives are dealing with: breast cancer, heart disease, diabetes, asthma. Reuma Tarshansky's teenage son was killed in the Hamas attack on their home in Kibbutz Be'eri and her daughter Gali, 13, was taken captive. The rights of Israeli women, she said, "must be equal to those of every woman in the world."

Persons: Ammar Awad, Yarden Gonen, Romi, Gali, Ruth Halperin, Kaddari, Kinneret Stern, Moran, Joseph Campbell, Ari Rabinovitch, Sandra Maler Organizations: United Nations, REUTERS, Women, UN, Thomson Locations: Jerusalem, TEL AVIV, Gaza, Israel, Tel Aviv, Kibbutz Be'eri

That position is opposed by the plastic industry and by oil and petrochemical exporters like Saudi Arabia, who want to see plastic use continue. They argue that the treaty should focus on recycling and reusing plastics, sometimes referred to in the talks as "circularity" in the plastics supply. In a submission ahead of this week's negotiations, Saudi Arabia said the root cause of plastic pollution was "inefficient management of waste." "The plastics agreement should be focused on ending plastic pollution, not plastic production," Kastner told Reuters in a statement. Countries will also be debating whether the treaty should set transparency standards for chemical use in plastics production.

Persons: Carlo Allegri, David Azoulay, Matthew Kastner, Kastner, Bjorn Beeler, Beeler, Christina Dixon, Valerie Volcovici, Katy Daigle, Aurora Ellis Organizations: United Nations, UN, REUTERS, Center for International Environmental, European Union, U.S . State Department, Reuters, The International Council of Chemical Associations, Network, Saudi, Environmental Investigation Agency, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City , New York, U.S, Nairobi, Kenya, Japan, Canada, Saudi Arabia, United States

☆ Somalia floods kill at least 31, UN warns of once-in-a-100-years event
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The United Nations flag waves during preparations for the UNGA 2023 at the United Nations headquarters on September 13, 2023 in New York City. Floods caused by torrential rainfall have killed at least 31 people in various parts of Somalia, authorities said Sunday. Since October, floods have displaced nearly half a million people and disrupted the lives of over 1.2 million people, Minister of Information Daud Aweis told reporters in the capital Mogadishu. They have also caused extensive damage to civilian infrastructure notably in the Gedo region of southern Somalia, he said. Floods are also affecting neighboring Kenya, where the death toll stood at 15 on Monday, according to the Kenya Red Cross.

Persons: Daud Aweis, OCHA Organizations: United Nations, Humanitarian Affairs, Kenya, Kenya Red Cross Locations: New York City, Somalia, Mogadishu, Gedo, Kenya, Kenya Red, Mombasa, Mandera

☆ UN chief surprised by escalation of Israel's bombardment, calls for humanitarian ceasefire
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 28 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday he was surprised by Israel's escalation of the bombardments in Gaza, and repeated a call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire for the delivery of aid. "Regrettably, instead of the pause, I was surprised by an unprecedented escalation of the bombardments and their devastating impacts, undermining the referred humanitarian objectives," he said. Guterres' comments follow Israel's escalation of the weeks-long reprisal for the Oct. 7 attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas which killed 1,400 Israelis. Aid agencies say a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding for Gaza's 2.3 million people who are under a total Israeli blockade. Health authorities in the Hamas-run enclave said 7,650 Palestinians, also mostly civilians, have been killed since Israel's bombardment began.

Persons: Antonio Guterres, Brendan McDermid, Guterres, Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Cross, Michelle Nichols, Ismail Shakil, Moira Warburton, Diane Craft Organizations: United Nations, Security, United Nations Headquarters, REUTERS, Palestinian, Health, Crescent, UN, World Health Organisation, WHO, International Committees, Thomson Locations: Gaza, New York City, U.S, Israel, Palestine

☆ At UN podium, Israel's envoy plays gruesome Hamas attack video
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Michelle Nichols | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Mike Segar Acquire Licensing RightsUNITED NATIONS, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Israel's United Nations envoy showed the 193-member General Assembly a brief video on Thursday that he said showed a Hamas fighter trying to decapitate a man with a garden tool during the Palestinian militants' Oct. 7 attack on Israel. At each seat in the hall at United Nations headquarters, Israeli diplomats placed a print out of a QR code with the title "Free Gaza from Hamas, scan to see Hamas' atrocities". Israel has vowed to wipe out Hamas, which rules Gaza, in retaliation for the attack that killed 1,400 people. Israel has struck Gaza from the air, imposed a siege on the enclave of 2.3 million people and is preparing a ground invasion. Arguing for a ceasefire, Palestinian U.N. envoy Riyad Mansour said certain nations, which he did not name, were applying a clear double standard.

Persons: United Nations Gilad Erdan, Mike Segar, Gilad Erdan, Allahu Akbar, pummels, Erdan, Ayman Safadi, Israel, Safadi, Riyad Mansour, Mansour, Daniel Wallis Organizations: United Nations, United Nations General Assembly, REUTERS, UNITED NATIONS, Israel's United Nations, Jordan's, Thomson Locations: Israel, U.N, New York City, U.S, Thailand, Gaza, Palestinian

☆ Gaza: UN agency warns its fuel to run dry on Wednesday as Palestinian officials say 700 killed in a single day
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Gaza needs at least 160,000 liters (42,267 gallons) of fuel a day for basic necessities, UNRWA spokesperson Juliette Touma said. Just eight out of 20 aid trucks scheduled to cross into Gaza on Tuesday made the journey, UNRWA said. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday ruled out any fuel being allowed to enter Gaza, saying Hamas would co-opt fuel for its operational infrastructure and to continue its rocket attacks. In the wake of the assault, Israel launched a sustained aerial bombardment of Gaza that Palestinian health officials say has now killed more than 5,000 people. An aid truck arrives at a UN storage facility as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in central Gaza on October 21, 2023.

Persons: Juliette Touma, Mustafa Hassona, General Herzi Halevi, “, ”, Mohammed Salem, General António Guterres, ” Guterres, Guterres, Antonio Guterres, Seth Wenig, Gilad Erdan, Eli Cohen, ” Cohen, John Kirby, –, Cohen, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: CNN, United Nations, Vital, UN, Israel, UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, Nasser Hospital, Getty, World Health Organization, WHO, Israel Defense Forces, Hamas, Palestinian Ministry of Health, UN Security, Guterres, Twitter, US, National Security, Foreign, Israeli Locations: Gaza, East, Rafah, Khan Yunis, Anadolu, Israel, UN, Ramallah, “, United States, Qatar, Egypt, Iraq

☆ To cease fire or pause? US, Russia poised for UN showdown on Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Michelle Nichols | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

But the U.S. has called for pauses to allow aid to enter Gaza, while Russia wants a humanitarian ceasefire. A council resolution needs at least nine votes and no vetoes by the United States, France, Britain, Russia or China to be adopted. Twelve members voted in favor of the draft text on Wednesday, while Russia and Britain abstained. RUSSIA ALTERNATIVEBut Russia put forward its own alternative draft resolution on Tuesday after saying it does not support the proposed U.S. action. Russia last week failed to get the minimum nine votes needed for a draft resolution that called for a humanitarian ceasefire.

Persons: Shannon Stapleton, Washington's, Antony Blinken, Vassily Nebenzia, Nebenzia, Sameh Shoukry, Michelle Nichols, Doina Chiacu, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: United Nations, REUTERS, UNITED NATIONS, Israel, U.S, United, Security, Islamist, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, New York City, U.S, United States, Russia, France, Britain, China, Brazil, Iran, RUSSIA

☆ Families of Hostages Gather in New York to Pressure the United Nations
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Claire Fahy | More About Claire Fahy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, just steps away from the United Nations headquarters, pro-Israel demonstrators on Tuesday laid out some 200 pairs of shoes — one for each person held hostage by Hamas. “We’re not satisfied knowing that it’s been 17 days and nothing seems to be moving,” said Orna Neutra, whose son, Omer Neutra, is being held in Gaza. Everyone needs to speak up.”Ronen Neutra, Omer’s father, said his family had no idea where Omer was or what condition he might be in. Omer was serving as a soldier in the Israeli military on the border with Gaza when he was abducted, but he grew up in New York. “The world is very divided, but I’m not an expert on that,” Ms. Zeitchik said.

Persons: “ We’re, it’s, ”, Orna Neutra, Omer Neutra, ” Ronen Neutra, Omer’s, Omer, “, ” Mr, Neutra, Alana Zeitchik, Kibbutz Nir Oz, Zeitchik’s, Sharon Cunio, David Cunio, Emma, Julia, Danielle Alony, Amelia, I’m, Ms, Zeitchik Organizations: Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, United Nations, Israel Locations: Dag Hammarskjöld, Israel, Gaza, New York

☆ UN chief: Reuters journalist's death in Lebanon shows danger of Israel-Hamas conflict spillover
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to members of the media prior to a U.N. Security Council meeting about the ongoing conflict in Gaza, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., October 13, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Acquire Licensing RightsUNITED NATIONS, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The death of Reuters videographer Issam Abdallah, who was killed while working in southern Lebanon, demonstrates the enormous risk that the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas will spill over into Lebanon, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Friday. Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Writing by Eric BeechOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Antonio Guterres, Brendan McDermid, Reuters videographer Issam Abdallah, General Antonio Guterres, Michelle Nichols, Eric Beech Organizations: United Nations, Security, United Nations Headquarters, REUTERS, UNITED NATIONS, Reuters, Palestinian, Hamas, Thomson Locations: Gaza, New York City, U.S, Lebanon, Israel

☆ Kenya President reshuffles cabinet, swaps foreign affairs minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Kenya's President William Ruto attends the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit at United Nations headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 18, 2023. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNAIROBI, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Kenya's President William Ruto on Wednesday reshuffled eight members of his cabinet, and folded the foreign affairs ministry into the office of the chief minister. The changes were necessary, Ruto said, to "optimise performance and enhance delivery as set out in the administration's manifesto". Foreign minister Alfred Mutua was transferred to the ministry of tourism and wildlife, while trade minister Moses Kiarie Kuria was moved to the ministry of public service. The foreign ministry was brought under the portfolio of the prime cabinet secretary Musalia Mudavadi.

Persons: William Ruto, Caitlin Ochs, Ruto, Alfred Mutua, Moses Kiarie Kuria, Musalia Mudavadi, Mutua, Hereward Organizations: Sustainable, United Nations, REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: New York City , New York, U.S, Rights NAIROBI, Haiti, Caribbean

☆ Exclusive: East Timor president says China military cooperation was 'never discussed'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Kirsty Needham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The agreement also provided scope for funding from China including government and commercial loans to East Timor, he said. "It was never discussed in terms of military cooperation, never discussed, and the Chinese side also never raised this issue," Ramos-Horta said. East Timor, also known as Timor Leste, aims to join the Southeast Asian regional bloc ASEAN by 2025 as it seeks to reduce high poverty rates. Australia has appointed an envoy to speed up negotiations between East Timor and Woodside; Gusmao's government wants gas to be piped to East Timor and not Australia. Australia's relationship with East Timor is "stronger than at any time in the last decade", Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

Persons: Jose Ramos, Caitlin Ochs, Horta, Xanana Gusmao, Xi Jinping, heightening, Ramos, Kirsty Needham, Lincoln Organizations: Sustainable, United Nations, REUTERS, Rights, East, Reuters, Southeast, ASEAN, Canberra, Woodside Energy, Greater Sunrise, Greater, Australia, UN's, Fund for Agricultural Development, Global Citizen, Pacific, Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs, Thomson Locations: Horta, Timor, New York City , New York, U.S, East Timor, China, Australia, Indonesia, Canberra, Solomon Islands, 2,000km, Timor Leste, ASEAN, Singapore, Malaysia, East Timor's, Dili, Greater Sunrise, Southeast Asia, Woodside, New York

☆ The next United Nations Secretary General? This Caribbean climate leader makes diplomats 'jump' with excitement
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Stephanie Fillion | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

United Nations CNN —Asked last week if she will run to become the United Nations’ next Secretary General, Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados gave a thumbs up, smiled, and walked away. Fighting for a woman at the helmThe UN’s next Secretary General would take office in January 2027. “There’s always lots of men that want to run,” said Ben Donaldson, head of campaigns at the United Nations Association of the United Kingdom. “It’s not so much about talking about a Julie or Anne, or Mary, it is more about talking about a Madame Secretary General as a general proposition, and then making sure that we pave the way to get there,” she said. “I believe that men should run next time around as I believe women should run in their numbers,” he said.

Persons: United Nations CNN —, Mia Mottley, Mottley, Juan Manuel Santos –, –, Santos, Rafael Grossi, António Guterres, Alicia Bárcena, Rebeca, Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, “, Ralph Gonsalves, Saint Vincent, ”, Guterres, Obama, Richard Gowan, ” Elina Valtonen, ” Valtonen, it’s, Ben Donaldson, “ I’m, Susana Malcorra, It’s, Julie, Anne, Mary, Dennis Francis, doesn’t, ” Julia Maciel Organizations: United Nations CNN, United Nations ’, UN, United Nations, International Atomic Energy Agency, Assembly, CNN, International Monetary Fund, General, Chevron, European Union, Bridgetown Initiative, IMF, World Bank, Crisis, UN Security Council, Security Council, Security, United Nations Association of, Global, Madame Locations: Barbados, America, Caribbean, New York, Colombian, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Grenadines, Venezuela, Bridgetown, COP28, New York City, UN, Portuguese, United Kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, Paraguay

☆ Exclusive: Timor president says China military cooperation 'never discussed'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Kirsty Needham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The agreement also provided scope for funding from China including government and commercial loans to East Timor, he said. Some Australian politicians expressed concern after China's state media reported on Saturday that Beijing's agreement with East Timor, around 700km (450 miles) north-west of Australia, also covered military exchanges. "It was never discussed in terms of military cooperation, never discussed, and the Chinese side also never raised this issue," Ramos-Horta said. East Timor, also known as Timor Leste, aims to join the Southeast Asian regional bloc ASEAN by 2025 as it seeks to reduce high poverty rates. Australia has appointed an envoy to speed up negotiations between East Timor and Woodside; Gusmao's government wants gas to be piped to East Timor and not Australia.

Persons: Jose Ramos, Caitlin Ochs, Horta, Xanana Gusmao, Xi Jinping, heightening, Ramos, Kirsty Needham, Lincoln, 私 Organizations: Sustainable, United Nations, REUTERS, Rights, East, Reuters, Southeast, ASEAN, Canberra, Woodside Energy, Greater Sunrise, Greater, Australia, UN's, Fund for Agricultural Development, Global Citizen, Pacific Locations: Horta, Timor, New York City , New York, U.S, East Timor, China, Australia, Indonesia, Canberra, Solomon Islands, 2,000km, Timor Leste, ASEAN, Singapore, Malaysia, East Timor's, Dili, Greater Sunrise, Southeast Asia, Woodside, United States, New York

"There's a trip next week to India, a number of countries are going to sort of verify certain elements of implementation. Belgium, which is not in the G7 but is a member of the European Union, has been blocking any sanctions on Russian diamonds sought by hawks in the EU. A leading Russia critic, Poland this week launched a fresh call for EU sanctions on Russian diamonds, the sales of which brought Moscow more than $4.5 billion in 2022. The EU bought some $1.5 billion worth of Russian diamonds last year. Following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Washington imposed sanctions on Alrosa and barred the import of non-industrial diamonds of Russian origin into the United States.

Persons: Daphne Psaledakis, Humeyra Pamuk, Gabriela Baczynska, Howard Goller Organizations: Biden, Reuters, U.S, United Nations, European Union, EU, Thomson Locations: India, United States, Belgium, Mumbai, Surat, Russia, New York, Antwerp, Ukraine, Moscow, Poland, Washington

☆ U.N. chief calls for an end to $7 trillion in fossil fuel subsidies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Secretary-General António Guterres remarks on Russian termination of the Black Sea Initiative to deliver grain and fertilizers to the world market during a Security Council stakeout at the United Nations Headquarters. So said António Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, in his opening remarks to the Climate Ambition Summit at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Wednesday. Burning fossil fuels release greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere, which is a key driver in climate change. "We must make up time lost to foot-dragging, arm-twisting and the naked greed of entrenched interests raking in billions from fossil fuels," Guterres said. We can still build a world of clear air, green jobs and affordable clean power for all."

Persons: António Guterres, Guterres Organizations: Black Sea Initiative, United Nations Headquarters, United Nations, Climate Ambition, International Monetary Fund Locations: New York

The General Assembly has undergone tremendous changes as its influence has waned. What does the General Assembly do? Unlike the U.N. Security Council, which can impose sanctions or authorize the use of force, the General Assembly is purely deliberative. The General Assembly also appoints the U.N. secretary general, currently António Guterres, for five-year terms and the Security Council’s 10 nonpermanent members. Last year, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine delivered a searing rebuke of the Russian invasion of his country in a recorded address to the General Assembly.

Persons: ”, Peter J, Hoffman, that’s, Dr, “, it’s, Israel, António, Volodymyr Zelensky, Guterres, ’, ” Dr, Indira Gandhi of Organizations: United Nations, Assembly, Security Council, Social Council, BRICS, New School, . Security, United Nations ’, Pacific, General, Sustainable, General Assembly, Security, New Zealand —, Indira Gandhi of India Locations: Manhattan, New York City, United, New York, Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Caribbean, Western Europe, Ukraine, “, South Sudan, Europe, Americas, Australia, North America, Israel, Japan, South Korea, New, ”, Oceania, America

United Nations CNN —Western support for Ukraine as it defends against Russia has globally significant consequences, Polish President Andrzej Duda said Tuesday, urging Kyiv’s backers to remain steadfast. “It is about making sure that Russia is not able legally to forcefully shift the borders in Europe,” Duda told CNN’s Jake Tapper in an interview from the United Nations headquarters in New York. There is no compromise solution, Duda also said – a position shared by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Both leaders took the podium in New York on Tuesday morning, as the United Nations General Debate got underway. Only then will we be able to say that Russian imperialism was really defeated,” Duda told Tapper.

Persons: Andrzej Duda, ” Duda, CNN’s Jake Tapper, Duda, Volodymyr Zelensky, Tapper, Zelensky, – Organizations: United Nations CNN, Russia, United Nations, Ukrainian, Ukraine, NATO, Abrams Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Europe, New York, United States, ” Poland, Ukrainian, Lviv, Poland, Kyiv, Washington

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