Delegates Also Adopt Resolution Proclaiming 2022 International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development Adopting two consensus resolutions today, the General Assembly recognized the unifying power of sport and science as humanity struggles to emerge peacefully from a devastating global pandemic. Against the backdrop of today’s manifold challenges, delegates paid tribute to the ancient Greeks’ use […]
Day: December 3, 2021
Communiqué of Fifth African Union-United Nations Annual Conference, Held in New York, 1 December
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat today welcomed the continuing strong cooperation between the two organizations. The leaders, meeting at United Nations Headquarters for the fifth African Union-United Nations Annual Conference, also reviewed progress in the implementation of the “UN-AU Joint Framework for Enhanced Partnership in Peace and […]
EU-U.S.: Joint Press Release by the EEAS and Department of State on the High-Level Consultations on the Indo-Pacific
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman and European External Action Service Secretary General Stefano Sannino led the first U.S.-EU high-level consultations on the Indo-Pacific on December 3 in Washington. The two reviewed their respective Indo-Pacific engagement and strategies. Both reaffirmed their intention to work together and with partners in support of a free and […]
Ethiopia-Tigray conflict: Lalibela retaken – government
Ethiopian troops have recaptured the historic town of Lalibela from Tigrayan rebels, the government has said. This is the latest victory claimed by the government since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed went to the front lines last week to lead the fight-back. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) said it had made a “strategic withdrawal” from […]
UN Recap: November 28-December 3, 2021
UNITED NATIONS — Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as seen from the United Nations perch. Omicron travel bans U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that South Africa and seven nations surrounding it were being collectively punished for having been transparent about detecting and reporting […]
Mass atrocities in Ethiopia expose the limitations of early warning tools
Since conflict erupted in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, in November 2020, there have been widespread reports of atrocities in the region. Hundreds of massacres and attacks on civilians have been documented. Recently, the conflict has spread to other areas of the country. While all sides have been accused of atrocities, there is a clear difference in the scale of […]