Tens of thousands of people demonstrated on Sunday September 17 in the streets of New Yorkcalling for more action against climate change, two days before the official opening of the United Nations General Assembly. Demonstrators from some 700 organizations and activist groups gathered in New York, holding signs that read, among other things, “Biden, end … Read more
If the officials of the three institutions work together almost daily, their leaders have not sat around the same table for four years: Antonio Guterres for l’HIMthe President of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, and the Commissioner for Peace and Security Bankole Adeoye and for the EU, the President of the European Commission, Charles … Read more
NEW YORK — Ahead of the United Nations General Assembly, which is expected to be the largest gathering of its kind in nearly a decade, the New York City Department of Transportation released its list of traffic jam alert days. until the end of 2023. The NYPD will turn much of Manhattan into controlled zones, … Read more
A British endurance swimmer and “UN godfather of the oceans” completed a 500 km swim in the Hudson River in New York on Wednesday to raise awareness about water pollution, a few days before the United Nations General Assembly. “Fifty years ago, this was one of the most polluted rivers on the planet,” said Lewis … Read more
Before the announcement made this Sunday, Israeli figures asked the United States to boycott Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit. Among the signatories of this petition we find, in particular, the writer David Grossman but also artists, a choreographer, painters, professors of medicine and numerous academics, reports our correspondent in Jerusalem, Michael Paul. In all, more than 3,500 … Read more
The main lobby of the United Nations headquarters in New York hosts from this Tuesday an exhibition with a disturbing title: Cuba, a sustained commitment to all human rights for all. paintings of the Cuban visual artist Yosvany Martínez alternate with works by other photographers from the Island in an exhibition organized to promote Cuba’s … Read more
With our correspondent in the region, Florence Morice Volker Perthes was expected before the Security Council on Wednesday to present his report on the situation in Sudan. But at the last minute, his participation was cancelled. Linda Thomas, Washington’s Ambassador to theHIM, accuses the Sudanese authorities of being behind it. She denounces a desire for … Read more
summit picture The summit is being held at Expoforum, where the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) took place 1.5 months ago. True, the differences between the two events are strong. At Russia-Africa, the stand of the Ryazan region is adjacent to paintings of women from Africa in bright dresses. There are many guests in … Read more
According to Antony Blinken, it is urgent to send an international force to Haiti to stabilize the country which is sinking more and more into violence. This was stated by the US Secretary of State after a meeting with Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Both agree that this multinational force must be supported by the … Read more
Almost two years after the assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse by an armed commando on July 7, 2021, Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, is facing a new humanitarian crisis and gang violence. It is in this context of extreme tensions that Antony Blinken, head of American diplomacy, expected this Wednesday, July 5 … Read more