Source: Small Island Developing States
17 July 2018: The ECOSOC High-level Segment/Ministerial Meeting of the 2018 UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) featured three sessions on Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs). Twenty-one …
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Donald Trump: An emperor or disaster on the world stage?
The Donald Trump presidency in the US harkens to a period when protectionism dominated world politics. He heralds the revival of supremacy that invigorates his base through a hegemonic exhibition of exclusion and admonishment congruently derailing all…
Continue readingSupport of Multilateral Institutions by All States Vital to Tackling Development Challenges, Speakers Underline, as Economic and Social Council Forum Closes
All countries must uphold a spirit of international cooperation, support multilateral institutions and work together to tackle development challenges, participants stressed today, as the Economic and Social Council’s annual Development Cooperatio…
Continue readingSecurity Council Must Rectify Failure to Prohibit Use of Force, Maintain International Peace, Speakers Stress in Day-long Debate
Concerns Raised about Rights Violations, Accountability in Syria, Myanmar, CrimeaAs the “gate-keeper” and upholder of international law for the United Nations 193 Member States, the Security Council must quickly rectify failures in dis…
Continue readingUganda: From Waste to Value: Using solid waste for good sanitation in Uganda’s refugee settlements
By Parvin NgalaWASH Advisor Parvin Ngala shares how Oxfam is working with others to turn solid waste into valuable energy in some of Uganda’s refugee settlements.In any densely populated area, good sanitation is bound to be a challenge. More so i…
Continue readingParticipants Stress Key Role of Science, Technology in Achieving 2030 Agenda Goals, as Economic and Social Council Continues Forum on Financing for Development
Ministers and high‑level representatives today adopted a series of conclusions and recommendations on financing for development and the means of implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as the Economic and Social Council’s fo…
Continue readingYoung People Powerful Agents for Resolving, Preventing Conflict, Speakers Tell Security Council Open Debate amid Calls to Change Negative Stereotypes
Secretary-General’s Youth Envoy Decries ‘Policy Panic’ Stemming from Unfounded Assumptions that Young People Are ViolentContrary to common perception, young people were not a nagging problem, but rather, powerful agents for resolving and preventin…
Continue readingTurkey's mark in the Mediterranean-Persian corridor
The struggle between the U.S. and Russia for the energy and trade corridor between the eastern Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf dates back to the 1960s. The Arab-Israeli wars in 1967 affected the future of the entire Middle East with Israel’s defeat …
Continue readingSpeakers in Population and Development Commission Spotlight National Measures to Embrace Migrant Flows, Balance Urban Expansion with Rights Protections
Gateway cities were critical entry points for immigrants from a wide range of countries, serving as hubs for the collection, circulation and dispersion of goods, capital and people, the Commission on Population and Development heard today as it continu…
Continue readingQuantum Leap in Collective Engagement Needed to Meet Serious Peacekeeping Challenges, Secretary-General Tells Security Council Open Debate
A “quantum leap in collective engagement” was needed to meet the serious challenges facing United Nations peacekeeping operations, particularly in its largest deployments, the Secretary-General told the Security Council today in an open debate on impro…
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