At UN, Tonga shares experiences on preserving marine diversity, tackling non-communicable diseases
Sep 25, 2016, at 03:37 pm
New York, Sept 25 (Just Earth News): As the United Nations General Assembly continued its annual high-level debate on Saturday, Samiuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva, the Prime Minister of Tonga, continued his country’s strong advocacy for the conservation and sustainable use of the world’s oceans and their natural resources.
Ireland’s migrant past ‘tragic present for so many,’ Foreign Minister tells UN
Sep 25, 2016, at 03:35 pm
New York, Sept 25 (Just Earth News): Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Ireland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade on Saturday highlighted his country’s response to the ongoing refugee and migrant crisis.
UN is key to achieving development goals and tackling terrorism, Tajikistan tells Assembly
Sep 25, 2016, at 03:34 pm
New York, Sept 25 (Just Earth News): From spurring momentum to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to combatting terrorism and drug trafficking, the United Nations is the crucial element for success, Tajikistan told the General Assembly on Saturday.
Sep 25, 2016, at 03:32 pm
New York, Sept 25 (Just Earth News): Emphasizing that the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the world’s “common roadmap†to sustainability, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Iceland underlined the need to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on time.
In UN Assembly, Liechtenstein denounces Security Council’s ‘shameful indifference’ on Syria
Sep 25, 2016, at 03:31 pm
New York, Sept 25 (Just Earth News): Accusing the United Nations Security Council of “shameful indifference†and “failure†in stopping the mass atrocities committed in Syria, Liechtenstein’s Foreign Minister Aurelia Frick mounted the podium of the General Assembly on Saturday to call on the 15-member body to face up to its responsibilities with a change of political culture.
Least developed countries will miss 2021 targets without world support – deputy UN chief
Sep 25, 2016, at 03:25 pm
New York, Sept 25 (Just Earth News): Unless progress speeds up considerably with full support from the international community, the world's least developed countries (LDCs) will miss the growth and productivity targets they have set themselves by the target date of 2021, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson warned on Saturday.
Sep 25, 2016, at 05:05 am
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): The blood of Syrians has not been enough to quench terrorism’s thirst, Deputy Prime Minister Walid Al-Moualem told the United Nations on Saturday, stressing that the scourge has claimed lives in other countries, “including those that have supported and sponsored it,†and further, these innocent people are now paying for the mistakes and short-sighted policies adopted by their governments.
Global integration key to attaining development and climate goals, Swaziland tells UN Assembly
Sep 25, 2016, at 05:04 am
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): Stressing the primacy of the United Nations in forging the collective momentum needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and tackle climate change, Prime Minister Sibusiso Barnabas Dlamini of Swaziland told the General Assembly on Saturday that global integration is crucial to transforming the world.
Timor-Leste knows ‘all too well’ price of war, Prime Minister says at UN
Sep 25, 2016, at 05:02 am
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News):Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, the Prime Minister of Timor-Leste on Saturday stressed the concept of mutual dependence that without peace and stability, there is no development, and without development, there is no peace and stability.
Caribbean leaders at UN warn of region’s ‘economic collapse’ under US, EU decision on banking
Sep 25, 2016, at 05:01 am
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): Given their size and limited choices for economic expansion, small island States like St Lucia have looked to the more advanced economies for innovative means of economic development, the tiny country’s Prime Minister told the United Nations on Saturday, among many speakers from the region who said they now find themselves being penalized as tax havens by the very architects of such strategies.
At UN Assembly, Uzbekistan cites links between 2030 Agenda, climate action
Sep 25, 2016, at 04:58 am
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): Recalling the progress made by Uzbekistan over the past 25 years, its Minister for Foreign Affairs said on Saturday that the country will remain firmly committed to the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter, as well as the country’s national constitution.
Azerbaijan, at UN Assembly, calls for worldwide mutual respect to achieve development goals
Sep 25, 2016, at 04:52 am
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): Mounting the podium of the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov stressed the critical importance of enhancing better understanding among diverse communities and encouraging mutual respect in order to achieve the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of Agenda 2030.
At UN, southern African leaders urge climate action, Security Council reform
Sep 25, 2016, at 04:50 am
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): As Botswana prepares for its 50th Anniversary, on 30 September, Vice-President Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi, described to the United Nations General Assembly the journey of how the country went from one of the world’s poorest nations to a middle income country.
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:52 pm
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): Addressing the annual debate of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly, leaders from Pacific Small Island Developing States underlined on Friday the urgency of strong and committed action on the global pledges made for the planet and its people.
In UN debate, Caribbean nations spotlight negative impacts of indebtedness, ‘de-risking’
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:51 pm
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): Two Caribbean island nations took to the podium at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday to highlight their vulnerabilities, including indebtedness and poor access to financing for development.
Senior UN officials seek accountability for human trafficking crimes in forced migration
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:49 pm
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): Senior United Nations officials on Friday called for those responsible for human rights violations and crimes associated with human trafficking and forced migration to be held accountable, noting that some of the crimes committed in this respect may amount to atrocity crimes.
Southeast Asian leaders at General Assembly, call for a strengthened more democratic UN
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:47 pm
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) mounted the podium of the General Assembly on Friday to call for global cooperation in attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and United Nations reform in tackling the multiple crises facing the world.
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:46 pm
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): The world has become an unsafe place for far too many people, and with so many challenges to address, at times, it seems all but hopeless, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany, told the United Nations on Friday, “but all of us politicians here have a choice – between resignation or engagement in the face of these crises†and working towards a better future for all.
At UN Assembly, South Sudan calls for more talks on additional peacekeepers
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:44 pm
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): South Sudan’s vice-president on Friday assured the General Assembly of further steps toward deploying 4,000 more United Nations peacekeepers after this summer’s resurgence of a civil war that has engulfed the world’s newest country for most of its five years of life.
Development requires an end to colonialism, Nicaraguan Vice-President tells UN
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:42 pm
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Nicaragua’s Vice-President on Friday warned that endemic poverty and inequality have become more noticeable than ever, both in developing and developed countries, especially in vulnerable and marginalized groups, including peoples living under colonial occupation and foreign intervention.
At UN debate, leaders from Africa’s Sahel region spotlight efforts to keep peace, combat terrorism
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:41 pm
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): Peace and security are vital conditions for security and development, leaders from Africa’s Sahel region told the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, laying out their plans to end conflict, counter terrorism and press ahead with meeting the Gaols of the 2030 Agenda.
Hostile US polices have made Korean Peninsula 'world's most dangerous hotspot,' DPRK tells UN
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:39 pm
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) told the United Nations General Assembly on Friday that while the Organization aspires towards sustainable development, the world is besieged by terrorism and a refugee crisis due to war and increasing global hotspots.
European leaders at UN debate call for stronger political action tackle terrorism, end Syrian crisis
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:38 pm
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): While political dialogue and multilateral negotiations might be tedious processes, they are nevertheless the surest way to secure lasting solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges, the Prime Minister of Belgium said on Friday, joining other European leaders at the United Nations on Friday calling for broad-based diplomatic action to end five years of chaos and bloodshed in Syria.
Armenian Minister, at UN, highlights national efforts for social and economic development
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:35 pm
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): Noting the progress made by Armenia in the past 25 years, including strengthening its democratic institutions, good governance, protection of human rights and advancing economic reforms, the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs highlighted that the needs of the country’s most vulnerable groups form the core of its development strategy 2014-2025.
At UN, Russia blames Western ‘arrogance’ for bloodshed in Middle East and North Africa
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:34 pm
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday warned that some Western countries’ supremacy and exclusiveness undermined equitable international cooperation, calling on world leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly to support Russian initiatives in counter-terrorism and disarmament.
UN unveils data partnership with Twitter in support of Global Goals
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:31 pm
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Global Pulse initiative on Friday announced a partnership with Twitter that will provide the UN with access to the platform’s data tools to support efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by world leaders last year.
Deputy Secretary-General calls on development partners to boost aid for Lake Chad Basin
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:30 pm
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): More support from donors is urgently needed to expand efforts seeking to improve the lives of those affected by the humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad Basin region, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General said today, imploring the international community to rally behind a new call for action.
At UN Assembly, Comoros urges swift implementation of Agenda 2030 to stem refugee flood
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:28 pm
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): Comoros President Azali Assoumani on Friday called for swift implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to eliminate poverty, hunger and a host of other social ills by 2030, telling the United Nations General Assembly this is the surest way to end of the flood of refugees currently afflicting the world.
UN rights experts call for immediate halt to violent repression of electoral protests in the DRC
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:12 pm
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): In relation to proposed presidential elections, two United Nations human rights experts on Friday urged the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to put an immediate end to its disproportionate use of force against peaceful assembly and expression.
With international support, a ‘new Yemen’ will emerge from catastrophic war, President tells UN
Sep 24, 2016, at 02:11 pm
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): Thanking the United Nations Secretary-General and Special Envoy for all the efforts they have undertaken to ensure the peace process in Yemen and “break out of the suffocating crisis†that is plaguing his country, President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi Mansour told the General Assembly on Friday that with international support, a “new Yemen†will emerge from the ruins of war.