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UN chief’s Youth Day message: People of all ages need to ‘join forces’ for a better world
International Youth Day celebrates “the power of partnerships across generations,” the UN chief said in his message for the day.
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Pope Francis met with Russian Metropolitan Antony
On August 5, in the Vatican, Pope Francis met with Volokolamsk Metropolitan Antony, Chairman of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Moscow Patriarchate. This is the first personal meeting...
International
Japanese innovation – cooling clothes for pets
Japan, like many countries around the world, has been hit by a series of heat waves this summer. To help dogs, who, like humans, suffer from the heat, a clothing...
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Unprecedented global challenges are ‘not insurmountable’ – UN chief
Nearly a year ago, the UN chief released his report, Our Common Agenda (OCA), a blueprint for global cooperation moving forward, and reinvigorated multilateralism. On Thursday, he updated the General…
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New ECOSOC President aims to ease crises which have ‘engulfed our societies’
Ambassador Lachezara Stoeva , New ECOSOC President, said in her opening statement that she was “honoured and humbled” to have been elected to lead one of the principal organs of the UN
Europe
Rights as realism in the Middle East
However, downgrading the importance the United States attaches to human rights in the Middle East carries far greater costs, in both the short and the longer term
Defense
Putin on a visit to Iran because of the Syrian conflict
He will meet his Iranian and Turkish counterpart Vladimir Putin arrived on a visit to Iran. The Russian president will participate in a summit with his Iranian and Turkish counterpart...
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Champion young people as ‘drivers of change’, UN chief urges
Young people must be recognized around the world as “drivers of change” and empowered to become “fully engaged in decisions affecting their future,” said Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday, World…
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Key UN forum closes with ‘enthusiasm, passion and high-energy’ to reach the SDGs
Following two years of virtual meetings due to COVID-19, the 2022 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) closed on Friday at UN Headquarters in New York with delegates showing…
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Sustainable Development Goals can be reached ‘despite our grim times’: ECOSOC President
Despite two years of a “surreal struggle” against the COVID-19 pandemic, and amidst rising global challenges, optimism for achieving sustainable development persists, a senior UN official declared on Wednesday.