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South Africa's G20 Presidency in 2025: A Pivotal Moment for the Country and Africa
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 03 (IPS) - In 2025, South Africa will assume the presidency of the G20, a pivotal moment in the African country's international diplomatic efforts.
The Group of Twenty (G20), is an intergovernmental economic forum comprising 19 countries and two regional unions - the European Union (EU), and recently the African Union (AU). It represents 85 per cent of the global economy, 75 per cent of world trade and 67 per cent of the global population.
Syria risks grave division and destruction, Security Council hears
- UN News
Syria’s status quo has been “radically altered” in a matter of days, with a surge in fighting resulting in an “extremely fluid and dangerous” situation, the UN Special Envoy for the country warned on Tuesday.
Global financial reform addresses challenges facing developing nations: UN deputy chief
- UN News
Decisive action is needed to address the financial challenges facing developing nations, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Tuesday in remarks to the Second Preparatory Committee for the Forth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4).
Force will not secure Middle East peace: UN General Assembly President
- UN News
The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday emphasised that peace and security in Middle East cannot be achieved through force or occupation but only through dialogue, mutual recognition and a commitment to a just, comprehensive, and lasting solution based on international law.
Gaza: New evacuation order affects more than 2,000 in Khan Younis
- UN News
More than 2,000 people have been impacted by a new Israeli evacuation order issued in Khan Younis governorate in Gaza, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, reported on Tuesday.
Sudan: UN deplores deadly shelling on Zamzam camp
- UN News
The United Nations has condemned deadly shelling on Zamzam camp, the largest site for internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Darfur region of Sudan.
UNHCR secures record $1.5 billion in early funding for 2025
- UN News
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has secured early funding commitments of $1.5 billion for 2025, as global forced displacement surges to 123 million people worldwide.
Security Council: Put young women at the heart of peace and security efforts
- UN News
Peace is in peril worldwide and avenues for diplomatic dialogue are shrinking, but young women peacebuilders are demonstrating that a better world is possible, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Syria escalation: Deadly attacks continue, healthcare and access compromised
- UN News
The ongoing escalation of violence in northwest Syria linked to the wider conflict in Gaza and Lebanon has left civilians dead and injured, hospitals “overwhelmed” with healthcare attacks on the rise, the UN warned on Tuesday.
The ‘slow onset, silent killer’: Droughts explained
- UN News
Droughts across the world are intensifying and have become a “slow onset, silent killer” to which no country is immune, according to the UN’s most senior official working on desertification, drought and land restoration issues.
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