Tag: United Nations

Tuesday, October 7th 2014 - 19:45 UTC
Matthew Rycroft has been appointed as UK Permanent Representative to UN

Matthew Rycroft CBE has been appointed as the United Kingdom’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York in succession to Sir Mark Lyall-Grant KCMG, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Rycroft will take up his appointment during April 2015.
Saturday, September 27th 2014 - 08:13 UTC
Guest post: the UN is not the solution for a rogue debtor

By Arturo Porzecanski of American University (*) - Jose Antonio Ocampo, a former United Nations official and co-president with Prof. Joseph Stiglitz of Columbia University’s Initiative for Policy Dialogue, which promotes the adoption of heterodox economic policies in developing countries, recently wrote a guest post welcoming a UN General Assembly resolution calling for the launch of negotiations on a multilateral framework for sovereign debt restructuring.
Wednesday, September 17th 2014 - 01:52 UTC
UN hails progress achieved in reducing damage to the ozone layer

United Nations officials hailed on Tuesday the progress made in reducing damage to the ozone layer and the vital role played by one of the most successful environmental treaties in history in phasing out ozone-depleting substances.
Monday, September 15th 2014 - 04:07 UTC
Spanish Judge Garzon praises Argentina's sovereign payment bill and UN resolution

Former Spanish Judge and Human Rights activist Baltasar Garzon praised the Sovereign Payment law approved by Argentina’s Congress last week and described the United Nation’s resolution for the creation of a multilateral legal framework for sovereign debt restructuring process as “essential.”
Saturday, September 13th 2014 - 05:13 UTC
Venezuela quietly working to ensure a seat at the UN Security Council

Venezuela’s populist government has quietly secured the backing of Latin America and the Caribbean to obtain a diplomatic trophy that long eluded the late Hugo Chavez: a seat on the United Nations Security Council.
Monday, September 1st 2014 - 13:46 UTC
Timerman presents plan to regulate sovereign debts before the UN on Tuesday

Foreign Minister Hector Timerman referred to Argentina’s plan to regulate international debt restructurings, to be presented on Tuesday before the UN’s General Assembly, and stressed the importance of the project saying that “the legal loophole is huge” and that it affects “most of the countries in the world.”
Saturday, August 30th 2014 - 08:01 UTC
Judge Griesa schedules new hearing; Argentina appeals to United Nations on holdout case

The US judge overseeing litigation by Argentina and creditors who did not participate in the country's past debt restructurings scheduled a hearing to assess whether Citigroup Inc (C.N) should be forced to comply with a subpoena.
Wednesday, August 20th 2014 - 00:15 UTC
UN accepts extension of Uruguay's continental shelf to 350 miles; first in South America

The United Nations accepted the proposition of the Uruguayan government to extend the Uruguayan territorial seabed from 200 to 350 miles. Uruguay thus becomes the first South American nation to receive the approval of the UN for such request.
Monday, July 7th 2014 - 07:26 UTC
Uruguay Vice-president and Latam UN ambassadors claim US justice took sides

Latin American ambassadors to the United Nations (UN) and Uruguay's Vice-president Danilo Astori showed their support to Argentina in its dispute against holdout hedge funds. They agreed that the so-called 'vulture funds' are a risk to debtor nations and that they pose a threat to the region.
Wednesday, June 25th 2014 - 06:11 UTC
Falkland Islands case to be addressed on Thursday at the UN C24

Foreign minister Hector Timerman is heading a multi-party delegation that on Thursday will make the presentation of Argentina's position on the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty dispute before the UN Decolonization Committee in New York.