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Sep 28, 2023 | 
passblue.com | Thomas G. Weiss |Banjo Damilola |Fergal Mythen |Anastasiia Carrier |Eloisa Romani |Zahraa Kapasi | +5 more
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
passblue.com | Dawn Clancy |Banjo Damilola |Richard Ponzio |Joris Larik |Fergal Mythen |Maurizio Guerrero
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine promoted his 10-point peace formula to the United Nations Security Council, meant to end Russia's war in his country. Among the points he referenced was how the plan would revive the UN Charter and trigger long-awaited reform of the Council, including use of the veto by Russia. The Council meeting, informally called a "Ukraine summit," was held on Wednesday, the second day of the General Assembly's high-level week.
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Sep 19, 2023 | 
passblue.com | Dawn Clancy |Maurizio Guerrero |Banjo Damilola |Richard Ponzio |Joris Larik |Fergal Mythen
President Joe Biden called for unity and partnership as world leaders gathered at what he described as an "inflection point in world history," where nations must work together to "preserve peace, prevent conflict and alleviate human suffering" for everyone, everywhere. "Let's bend the arc of history for the good of the world," Biden said in his remarks at the United Nations General Assembly's annual high-level week in New York City on Tuesday.
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Sep 18, 2023 | 
passblue.com | Banjo Damilola |Fergal Mythen |Richard Ponzio |Joris Larik |Arthur Bassas
The common thread woven across the dozens of speeches by world leaders at the opening of the two-day United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Summit was a clarion call for faster progress toward achieving the goals' deadline of 2030. National leaders and UN Secretary-General António Guterres all expressed hope amid minimal progress on the SDGs. They even agreed on a declaration to push for gains in the next seven years, despite divisiveness among the 193 countries.
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Sep 15, 2023 | 
passblue.com | Arthur Bassas |Fergal Mythen |Richard Ponzio |Joris Larik |Banjo Damilola
You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered from UN press briefings, PassBlue reporting and other sources. This week, we focus on the bookended natural disasters in Libya and Morocco. And, of course, we bring you more news on the UN General Assembly annual leader-fest starting this weekend.
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Sep 14, 2023 | 
passblue.com | Banjo Damilola |Fergal Mythen |Richard Ponzio |Joris Larik |Hasmik Egian |Mouin Rabbani | +1 more
Moroccans affected by the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the North African country on Sept. 8 are calling for humanitarian aid as they search for and hope to rescue loved ones still trapped under the rubble. Yet the country's leadership is being selective in deciding who can help. Since the disaster in Atlas Mountain villages that has now claimed approximately 3,000 lives, the country has welcomed assistance only from four countries: Britain, Qatar, Spain and the United Arab Emirates.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
passblue.com | Banjo Damilola |Hasmik Egian |Mouin Rabbani |Fergal Mythen |Richard Ponzio |Joris Larik | +1 more
The world is wary that the Sustainable Development Goals will not be achieved by their deadline of 2030, but Lachezara Stoeva thinks that people should instead be focusing on how to speed up progress at this crucial midpoint. "Although all statistics show that we're not there, and it's likely that we're not going to be achieving them by the 2030 deadline," Stoeva said in a Zoom call from Bulgaria in August, "the important thing is reaching the end goal, not about the timing.
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Sep 11, 2023 | 
passblue.com | Fergal Mythen |Hasmik Egian |Mouin Rabbani |Banjo Damilola |Richard Ponzio |Joris Larik | +2 more
There's an old Irish proverb, "Ní hé lá na gaoithe lá na scolb." Roughly translated, it means that "the day of the wind is not the day for fixing the thatch" - a common roofing material for homes in rural Ireland back in the day. The saying is a reminder that if you wait until the last minute to take action, you are done for. In 2015, the global community came together to get ahead of clouds that were clearly gathering on the horizon. Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs), 169 targets.
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Sep 11, 2023 | 
passblue.com | Fergal Mythen |Banjo Damilola |Irwin Arieff |Richard Ponzio |Arthur Bassas |Hasmik Egian | +1 more
There's an old Irish proverb, "Ní hé lá na gaoithe lá na scolb." Roughly translated, it means that "the day of the wind is not the day for fixing the thatch" - a common roofing material for homes in rural Ireland back in the day. The saying is a reminder that if you wait until the last minute to take action, you are done for. In 2015, the global community came together to get ahead of clouds that were clearly gathering on the horizon. Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs), 169 targets.
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Sep 4, 2023 | 
passblue.com | Banjo Damilola |Fergal Mythen |Richard Ponzio |Joris Larik |Arthur Bassas |Hasmik Egian | +1 more
Albania is proposing the creation of a digital platform to complement the United Nations' humanitarian aid system, drawing donations from corporations and foundations to help alleviate the growing desperation of people across the world. Ferit Hoxha, Albania's ambassador to the UN, described the proposal while speaking with PassBlue during an exclusive interview in August.
