Brasilia. The objectives set worldwide for sustainable development are on the way to becoming a great collective failure, declared this Sunday the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, alluding to the slowness with which countries apply the measures. In a speech at the Future Summit, at the headquarters of the United Nations (UN), … Read more
Did you miss the latest events on the war in Ukraine? 20 Minutes takes stock for you every evening. Between the strong declarations, the progress on the front and the results of the fighting, here is the main part of this Saturday, the 948th day of the conflict. Fact of the day Nine people were … Read more
Paris. The Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres, warned yesterday of the risk that Lebanon could become another Gazafollowing the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. In an exclusive interview, Guterrez told CNN that the recent detonation of communication devices in Lebanon means that there is a potential for much stronger … Read more
New York. It is “unacceptable” that Latin America and Africa do not have a permanent seat on the Security Council, denounced this Tuesday the president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, before the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). “The exclusion of Latin America and Africa from permanent seats on the Security Council … Read more
Bogotá. Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday criticized the world’s governments before the United Nations General Assembly for being “incapable” of effectively combating climate change, in a speech in which he also singled out those who “applaud the genocide” in Gaza. The high-level meeting of the 193 member nations of the United Nations began on … Read more
New York., World leaders must “act faster” to cut off manufacturers of synthetic drugs such as fentanyl, the leading cause of death among Americans aged 18 to 49, Joe Biden said on Tuesday. “We cannot give up,” the US president said during a summit of the Global Coalition on Synthetic Drug Threats held in New … Read more
New York and Washington. The world is on the brink of disaster, but no one is taking responsibility for it, seemed to be the conclusion of the first day of the debate general of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Perhaps for this reason, Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned what he called impunity global, … Read more
Within the framework of the High Level Week of the 79th United Nations General Assembly, in whose General Debate President Javier Milei spoke this afternoon, Foreign Minister Diana Mondino continued her work agenda today in New York, which included bilateral meetings with her counterparts from Italy, Canada and the United Kingdom. In the morning, after … Read more
Mexico City., Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcena will attend the high-level week of the 79th ordinary session of the United Nations General Assembly, which will take place in New York from September 22 to 30. Representing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Bárcena will meet with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the 27th of this month … Read more
United Nations. The UN General Assembly on Wednesday called for an end to Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories within “12 months” in a non-binding resolution that has been criticised by Israel. The text, in line with the International Court of Justice’s opinion of last July on the Israeli occupation, was adopted by 124 votes … Read more