by Contributed | May 18, 2022 | Blog
By Marlowe HOOD UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday outlined what amounts to a global Marshall Plan for ushering in a world powered by renewable energy rather than coal, gas and oil. To avoid catastrophic climate change, humanity must “end fossil fuel...
by Contributed | May 6, 2022 | Blog
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said Mali could collapse if a UN peacekeeping mission withdrew, but suggested an option could be to replace it with an African Union force backed by a tougher operating mandate. Guterres made the suggestion in an interview with...
by Contributed | Apr 27, 2022 | Blog
By Philippe RATER The 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly adopted by consensus Tuesday a resolution requiring the five permanent members of the Security Council to justify their use of the veto. The push for reform, which was greeted with applause in...
by Contributed | Apr 26, 2022 | Blog
By Philippe RATER The 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly are to vote Tuesday on a resolution that would require the five permanent members of the Security Council to justify their use of the veto in future. Discussions of veto reform are rare and...
by Contributed | Apr 7, 2022 | Blog
Grace Oluwasanya, United Nations University and Duminda Perera, United Nations University When it comes to water security – a reliable, good supply of safe water – just 29 African countries have made some progress over the past three to five years. Twenty-five have...
