BY HADLEY CHRISTMAN The short film For the Good of All is an illustration of the importance and success of community-centered intervention when reducing violence and poverty in developing countries. In America, areas such as the Niger Delta are often perceived by the layman as helpless without Western intervention and aid, and are thereby branded …
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Note: Owing to the liquidity crisis and the current COVID-19 pandemic impacting our Organization, only a partial summary of statements made in today’s meetings of the Economic and Social Council is available at this time. The complete summary will be issued later as Press Release ECOSOC/7043. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the importance of science …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the importance of science and technology for the well-being of global populations, and advances in these fields are necessary not only to recover better from the crisis, but also to address other global challenges, such as poverty, inequality and climate change, speakers said today as the Economic and Social Council …
The United Nations is best positioned to rally a broad range of stakeholders behind efforts to address such global challenges as conflict, underdevelopment, climate change, and most recently the coronavirus pandemic, speakers told the Partnership Forum today, stressing that such an inclusive alliance can be a “game changer” for sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. …
El coordinador especial de la ONU para el proceso de paz en Oriente Medio, Tor Wennesland, dijo que entendía la "decepción de los muchos palestinos" que habían pasado casi 16 años sin poder emitir su voto. El presidente palestino, Mahmoud Abbas, anunció el aplazamiento de las elecciones parlamentarias previstas, en medio de una disputa sobre …
Expertos sopesan propuestas de impuesto mínimo corporativo global y gravamen a personas adineradas La comunidad internacional debe unir fuerzas para acabar finalmente con los paraísos fiscales en el extranjero y las lagunas en las políticas que están consumiendo miles de millones de dólares necesarios para promover el desarrollo sostenible y recuperarse de la crisis del …
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Resident Coordinator System Review informal plenary consultation, today: It is a pleasure to be with you today to begin an open and fruitful dialogue on the review of the resident coordinator system. We are meeting at an extremely challenging time. Across …
Los pueblos indígenas, guardianes de la naturaleza, deben ser consultados antes de que los Estados den luz verde a los proyectos de desarrollo, destacaron hoy los miembros del Foro Permanente para las Cuestiones Indígenas, cuando el organismo concluyó un debate sobre sus seis áreas de mandato: desarrollo económico y social, cultura, medio ambiente, educación, salud …
Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the closing session of the Virtual Commonwealth Learning Week today: The Right Honourable Patricia Scotland, Dr. Nabeel Goheer, colleagues and friends: Thank you for inviting me to address the closing session of the Virtual Commonwealth Learning Week. I congratulate the Commonwealth Secretary-General …
El Foro sobre Bosques, que se reunió a través de videoconferencia, continuó hoy su decimosexta sesión con oradores que discutieron los avances logrados hasta ahora en el lanzamiento del centro de intercambio de información de la Red Mundial de Facilitación del Financiamiento Forestal, así como cuestiones de seguimiento, evaluación y presentación de informes. Yan Lang, …
