Tag: United Nations

• Wednesday, October 10th 2018 - 07:19 UTC

  “Decolonization is not working” Gibraltar claims at United Nations

  

  The United Nations’ strategy on decolonization “is not working”, Dr Joseph Garcia said on Monday as he outlined efforts by successive Gibraltarian governments spanning five decades to convince the UN to remove the Rock from its list of colonies.

• Wednesday, October 10th 2018 - 06:24 UTC

  Argentina complains coming Falklands’ military exercises and missile firings

  

  Argentina has protested the coming military exercises in the Falkland Islands and has complained to the British Embassy in Buenos Aires, and anticipated it will notify the situation to the United Nations and the International Maritime Organization.

• Monday, October 8th 2018 - 16:36 UTC

  UNHCR calls “monumental crisis” the migration of Venezuelans

  

  The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, made a visit to the Colombian-Venezuelan border to understand the dimensions of the exodus of Venezuelans that, according to the UN statistics, 1.9 million have left Venezuela since 2015 due the Venezuela's economic and social situation.

• Wednesday, October 3rd 2018 - 18:15 UTC

  Against hunger and for peace, EU and FAO are “committed to build a sustainable future”

  

  The European Union (EU) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reaffirmed today at an event held in Rome their commitment to jointly address the challenges they share at the global level, such as stopping the increase in hunger, promote prosperity and peace, and build a more sustainable future for all.

• Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 08:24 UTC

  Iran tells Trump he is responsible for oil price increase: stop interfering in the Middle East

  

  President Donald Trump should stop interfering in the Middle East if he wants the price of oil to stop rising, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, September 26th 2018 - 09:11 UTC

  Conciliatory message from Beijing to the Trump administration as bitter trade war increases

  

  China and the United States can compete but should not view each other with a Cold War mentality and should avoid falling into a zero-sum game trap, the Chinese government's top diplomat said, amid deteriorating ties between the superpowers.

• Wednesday, September 26th 2018 - 09:09 UTC

  Macri at UN reaffirms Argentine sovereignty over Falklands, but also praises positive dialogue with UK

  

  President Mauricio Macri reaffirmed, once again, “Argentina's legitimate and imprescriptible sovereign rights over the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and their surrounding maritime spaces”, in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, September 26th 2018 - 09:08 UTC

  “Thank you Donald Trump, for surrounding me with dignity” replies Maduro next to US sanctioned officials

  

  Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro replied to Donald Trump's UN speech saying his comments were an apology for America’s history of colonialism in the region and offered words of support for the sanctioned officials who joined him during an event broadcast over state television.

• Wednesday, September 26th 2018 - 09:04 UTC

  Trump urges the UN to support a “restoration of democracy” in Venezuela

  

  The United States imposed new sanctions on President Nicolas Maduro’s wife and several of his top allies on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump urged members of the United Nations to support a “restoration of democracy” in the once-booming Venezuela oil producing nation.

• Monday, September 24th 2018 - 09:19 UTC

  Macri in New York to convince investors Argentina in on track to stability and address the UN assembly

  

  Argentine president Mauricio Macri is in New York where he is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, but will also be holding a round of talks with business leaders and potential investors, plus granting interviews to key media outlets.