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‘Coalition of the willing’ to ensure healthy diets from sustainable food systems

UN News Centre - Fri, 13/05/2022 - 19:29
Ensuring everyone has access to a healthy diet is among the goals of a UN-backed initiative launched on Friday in line with efforts to transform food systems globally. 

Ukraine war squeezes food supplies, drives up prices, threatens vulnerable nations

UN News Centre - Fri, 13/05/2022 - 18:28
Kicking off a three-day meeting on Friday on the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its wider impact on food and energy prices, the head of the UN agriculture agency outlined key ways for governments to help safeguard global food security.

Sustainable Development Goals in peril due to overseas aid cuts: Guterres

UN News Centre - Fri, 13/05/2022 - 18:27
Recent deep cuts to overseas aid budgets by governments, will have “direct, negative impacts” on the ability of the world to reach the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN chief warned on Friday.

Les progrès du libéralisme économique à Sri-Lanka

Le Monde Diplomatique - Fri, 13/05/2022 - 18:16
Quand, en 1948, Ceylan obtint de la Grande-Bretagne son indépendance avec statut de dominion (la République de Sri-Lanka ne fut proclamée qu'en 1972), ce pays était sans doute le plus développé de l'Asie, après le Japon. Des trente-sept nations que la Banque mondiale classe dans la catégorie des pays (...) / , , - 1980/11

World ‘at a crossroads’ as droughts increase nearly a third in a generation

UN News Centre - Thu, 12/05/2022 - 23:23
Humanity is “at a crossroads” when it comes to managing drought and accelerating ways of slowing it down must happen “urgently, using every tool we can”, said the head of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on Thursday, calling for a global commitment to support drought preparedness and resilience.

Singapore: UN experts urge immediate end to death penalty

UN News Centre - Thu, 12/05/2022 - 22:51
UN-appointed independent human rights experts called on Thursday for Singapore to immediately impose a moratorium on the death penalty, saying the continued use of capital punishment for drug-related crimes runs contrary to international law.

UN envoy condemns latest Israeli settlement expansion plan

UN News Centre - Thu, 12/05/2022 - 22:18
The top UN official in the Middle East has urged Israel to halt all settlement activity following the latest approval given to new construction in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, announced on Thursday. 

Mariupol evacuations ‘a glimmer of hope’ in Ukraine war

UN News Centre - Thu, 12/05/2022 - 20:45
The United Nations continues to explore all options to reach civilians affected by Russia’s brutal assault on Ukraine, deputy humanitarian affairs chief Joyce Msuya said in an update to the Security Council on Thursday.

Le marché du blé pourra-t-il être codifié par un nouvel accord international ?

Le Monde Diplomatique - Thu, 12/05/2022 - 19:23
Réunie sous l'égide des Nations unies, une Conférence internationale du blé se déroule en deux phases à Genève. Une première session a tenu ses assises du 26 octobre au 16 novembre, et une seconde session est prévue dans le courant du premier trimestre de 1956. Eclipsée par l'importance de la Conférence (...) / , , , - 1956/01

UN focus on plant health, crucial for boosting food security worldwide

UN News Centre - Thu, 12/05/2022 - 19:06
On the very first International Day of Plant Health, marked on Thursday, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for more investment in innovation to boost food security, especially for the billions worldwide living close to the bread line.

WHO ready to support DPR Korea battle COVID-19 infections

UN News Centre - Thu, 12/05/2022 - 17:51
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that it is committed to helping the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), respond to COVID-19, after its first declared infection was reported in the media there.

Russia in spotlight over Ukraine atrocities as Human Rights Council meets

UN News Centre - Thu, 12/05/2022 - 17:33
The UN Human Rights Council met in special session on Thursday in Geneva, prompted by increasing concern over atrocities committed against civilians, linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.

Présence des poètes

Le Monde Diplomatique - Thu, 12/05/2022 - 17:23
« Le rêve est une seconde vie. Je n'ai pu percer sans frémir ces portes d'ivoire ou de corne qui nous séparent du monde invisible. » Cet extrait d'Aurélia fait face à un magnifique portrait de Gérard de Nerval — un poète qui a décidé « de ne pas baisser la garde, de ne pas être indigne / de ses désirs, de (...) / , , , , , - 2017/05

Le président Marcos allié gênant et retors des États-Unis

Le Monde Diplomatique - Thu, 12/05/2022 - 15:17
« Le monde ne peut qu'avoir confiance dans les Etats-Unis. Comme nous, fidèles à ce pays qui a été pendant quarante-huit ans notre ami et protecteur. Agir autrement signifierait perdre la foi dans la démocratie, en notre avenir et en nous-mêmes... Pour nous, la voie la plus sûre — et je crois (...) / , , , - 1985/12

Another European war ‘not an impossibility’; unity crucial in Bosnia and Herzegovina

UN News Centre - Wed, 11/05/2022 - 23:17
Amidst rising tensions, a months-long political stalemate and increasing speculation about yet another conflict in Europe, the international community must stand firm behind a peaceful, unified Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country’s UN envoy told the Security Council on Wednesday.

Yemen: $33 million pledged to address decaying oil tanker threat

UN News Centre - Wed, 11/05/2022 - 22:45
Donors on Wednesday pledged $33 million towards a UN-coordinated plan to prevent an ageing oil tanker moored off the west Coast of Yemen from sparking a potential ecological and humanitarian disaster. 

Dialogue and cooperation needed over ‘interlinked global crises’ UN chief says in Austria

UN News Centre - Wed, 11/05/2022 - 21:41
The world is facing “multiple and interlinked global crises,” the UN chief told journalists in Austria on Wednesday during a joint press conference with Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg.

UN officials call for probe into killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

UN News Centre - Wed, 11/05/2022 - 20:58
Senior officials from across the United Nations are calling for an investigation into the killing on Wednesday of well-known Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh. 

Front de gauche, ou la fin d'une malédiction

Le Monde Diplomatique - Wed, 11/05/2022 - 18:40
Avec un score de 11,1% pour son candidat, un résultat un peu décevant mais loin d'être mauvais pour le baptême du feu présidentiel d'une galaxie de gauche longtemps éparpillée, le Front de gauche espère influer sur les décisions financières du prochain gouvernement. / France, Communisme, Élections, Parti (...) / , , , , , - 2012/05

Putin’s Perilous Imperial Dream

Foreign Affairs - Tue, 10/05/2022 - 03:27
Why empires and nativism don’t mix

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