Black Sea Grain Initiative
- Dulcie Leimbach
- • July 17, 2023
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Russia’s refusal to extend the Black Sea grain deal, announced early Monday morning by the Kremlin, dominated the United Nations Security Council’s session on Ukraine in the afternoon. The news from Moscow rejecting the renewal of the initiative — signed …
- Categories: Africa, Humanitarian Aid, Secretary-General, Security Council, Ukraine-Russia War
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- Damilola Banjo
- • January 31, 2023
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A 20,000-metric ton donation of fertilizer by a Russian company to the government of Malawi is slowly making its way to the landlocked country from the busy port of Beira, Mozambique, in southeast Africa. The World Food Program told PassBlue …
- Categories: Africa, Humanitarian Aid, Secretary-General, Ukraine-Russia War
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- Damilola Banjo
- • November 11, 2022
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This week, world leaders are gathering in Egypt to renew their commitments to sustainable climate conditions. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered from UN press briefings, PassBlue reporting …
- Categories: Africa, Asia, Climate Change, Gender Violence, Secretary-General, Security Council, This Week @UN, Ukraine-Russia War
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- Damilola Banjo
- • November 4, 2022
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There’s a new sheriff in town! This week, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appointed a new man to lead the Department of Peace Operations as the police adviser. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. …
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • October 31, 2022
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Two days after drone attacks devastated some of Russia’s warships in Sevastopol in occupied Crimea at the crack of dawn, Russia requested a meeting in the United Nations Security Council on Monday to accuse Ukraine of staging the air and …
- Categories: Peace and Security, Security Council, Ukraine-Russia War
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- Damilola Banjo
- • October 21, 2022
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This week, a United Nations agency released a damning report on how plastics are damaging our world and harming the people in it. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is …
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- Opinion by Stephen Schlesinger
- • October 11, 2022
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres started out wobbly on the Ukrainian crisis. In the days leading up to the Feb. 24 Russian attack on Ukraine, he remained on the sidelines. He was apparently unconvinced that the Russians would invade the …
- Categories: General Assembly, OPINIONS, Peace and Security, Secretary-General, Ukraine-Russia War
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