ANPKaag hung her own photo between her predecessors at Finance on Friday NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 12:36 Former Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs Sigrid Kaag starts her new job today as UN coordinator of humanitarian aid and reconstruction in Gaza. According to UN Secretary General Guterres, she is perfect for the job. She speaks fluent Arabic … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – The tragedy continues in the Gaza Strip, as current figures show the impact of the violent and ongoing Israeli bombing, making clear the scale of the humanitarian catastrophe. As of 27 December 2023, the loss of life and destruction of infrastructure continued, with the humanitarian and economic situation of … Read more
The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution on the 22nd, calling for the immediate acceleration of the delivery of aid supplies to Gaza to rescue hungry and desperate civilians, but did not include the original demand for “urgent suspension of hostilities.” The Security Council was originally scheduled to vote on this resolution on the … Read more
The United Nations Security Council has decided to phase out the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The soldiers will be withdrawn from now until next year. The blue helmets, as the UN soldiers are called, have been present in the African country since 1999. The Congolese government has long been calling … Read more
Diplomats said that the fate of the draft resolution depends on the final negotiations between the United States, which has veto power in the Council, and the UAE, which drafted the text. A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said: “We participated constructively and transparently throughout the entire process in an effort to agree … Read more
Washington does not have veto power in the General Assembly. 153 countries supported the ceasefire resolution, Israel and eight other countries opposed it, while 23 countries abstained from voting. Washington’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, told the General Assembly before the vote that there are aspects of the resolution that the United States … Read more
(Reuters, Dubai, 12th) The deadline set by the United Arab Emirates, the host country of the COP28 United Nations climate summit, has passed. Opinions on fossil fuels among countries are still quite polarized, and the agreement is in trouble. Negotiators from various countries are now waiting for the updated draft agreement to be released. The … Read more
The United States vetoed a UN proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Friday. Because the Americans have the right to veto, the resolution was rejected. UN chief António Guterres urged the Security Council this week for a ceasefire on humanitarian grounds. The Palestinian population could therefore receive help. Thirteen countries were in … Read more
ANPModular homes under construction in Zaandam NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 21:02 The UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, will pay an official visit to the Netherlands from Monday. The rapporteur will, among other things, look at asylum seeker centers. He “will conduct research into the availability of housing, its affordability and accessibility, homelessness and what … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – During the first annual United Nations climate conference, 123 countries, on Saturday, supported a pledge that officially recognizes the link between climate change and health, according to the President of the COP28 Conference, Sultan Al Jaber. Al Jaber announced during the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations … Read more