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Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor Addresses UNGA Calling for International Cooperation, Freedom and Rights
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 27 (IPS) - In his first major address at the United Nations, the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh's interim government, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, appealed to the international community to engage with a ‘new Bangladesh' in the shared efforts to cooperate on global issues.
Inequality in Access to Abortion Rights in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Sep 27 (IPS) - The struggle for women's right to decide in Latin America and the Caribbean, for their access to legal, safe and free abortion continues in the region, with some countries fully criminalising it, others with severe regulations, and a few guaranteeing better conditions, while threats of regression persist.
Activists Call on World to ‘Imagine’ Peace, End Nuclear Arms
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Sep 27 (IPS) - In any discussion of world peace and the future of humanity, the issue of nuclear arms must be addressed, and now.
Easing Africa’s Debt Burdens: a Fresh Approach, Based on an Old Idea
- Inter Press Service
PRETORIA. South Africa / CAMBRIDGE, USA, Sep 27 (IPS) - The statistics are stark: 54 governments, of which 25 are African, are spending at least 10% of their revenues on servicing their debts; 48 countries, home to 3.3 billion people, are spending more on debt service than on health or education.
Today’s challenges are ‘opportunities for transformation’, Somali leader tells UN
- UN News
In his address to the UN General Assembly’s annual debate, Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre of Somalia highlighted the multitude of challenges facing the world today, including transnational conflicts, humanitarian crises, and the existential threat of climate change.
What happened on Friday at UNGA: Guterres briefs on Gaza; Asia-Pacific leaders warn of ‘climate catastrophe’; delegates sign major treaties
- UN News
Gaza is still garnering the most attention, as the Security Council convened a high-level meeting on the crisis in the war-battered enclave. As world leaders continued to deliver national statements in the General Assembly Hall, elsewhere at the UN’s Midtown East campus, delegates discussed harmony among cultures, and wrapped up the annual UNGA treaty event, where a large number of signatures and ratifications went to a year-old treaty known by the shorthand, BBNJ, which aims to protect biodiversity in ocean territory beyond national jurisdiction.
From vulnerability to action: Asia-Pacific leaders urge global responsibility
- UN News
At the UN General Assembly on Friday, leaders from Asia and the Pacific underscored a dire reality: climate change is a clear and present danger for everyone on the Planet, but their countries and peoples will likely suffer the most.
At UN, Muhammad Yunus urges world leaders to ‘invest in your young citizens’
- UN News
Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh paid tribute to the role of youth in his country, as he urged global leaders at the UN General Assembly to invest in the potential of their own countries’ younger generations to shape a fairer, more equitable world.
‘Chill of a new Cold War’ is in the air, Pakistan leader tells UN Assembly
- UN News
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif told the UN General Assembly on Friday that with the world gripped by daunting challenges, from conflict to terrorism and climate change, “we feel the chill of a new Cold War.”
Women and girls in Sudan disproportionately impacted by ongoing conflict
- UN News
Women and girls in the midst of the brutal conflict between rival militaries in Sudan are being disproportionately impacted, including 5.8 million who are now displaced, according to an alert released by UN Women on Friday.
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