U.N. - 7 Febbraio We Need Bold Global Leadership to Build Back Better and Fight Climate Change Some quick wins are available however, that would set us on the right path. First, rich countries must commit to “doing whatever it takes” to vaccinate the entire planet including easing intellectual property rules at the WTO to allow manufacture of the vaccines in developing countries.... Finally, creditor countries should allow developing countries to transfer debt service payments to their health budgets for the duration of the pandemic and offer a plan for extending debt relief to the countries in greatest economic distress.
U.N. - 18 Settembre 2019 Was Former GA Pres. Espinosa’s Success Enough to Reach the Helm of UN? As one of the final acts as President of the General Assembly, Ms. Espinosa passed the gavel on to the new President, Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande of Nigeria. Nigeria’s former UN representative banged the gavel to open his year in office as the President of the 74th session of the General Assembly on September 17, 2019. As he addressed the General Assembly in his inaugural speech, Mr. Muhammad-Bande said he would “collaborate and coordinate” with the Security Council, and the Secretariat “to ensure that greater attention is paid to prevention rather than reaction to full blown conflict.”
U.N. - 31 Agosto 2019 Greta Thunberg’s Debut in New York Brings Climate Change to the Forefront Greta Thunberg made landfall Wednesday, August 28th, in Manhattan’s North Cove Harbor. The 16-year-old Swedish climate change activist decided to undertake the daring voyage after choosing to attend the Climate Summit, but refusing to do so by plane. Instead she decided to sail a 60-ft racing yacht, named the Malizia II, with her father, a two-man crew, and a camera person. The yacht was a zero-carbon emission alternative utilizing solar panels and underwater turbines that generate electric power.
Onu - 27 Giugno 2019 Pericolo “Hate Speech”: Guterres sul ruolo dei social media nel “normalizzare l’odio” Il segretario generale delle Nazioni Unite ha tenuto un discorso ad un evento organizzato dal presidente dell’Assemblea Generale, sulle sfide dell'insegnamento della tolleranza e del rispetto nell'era digitale
U.N. - 3 Maggio 2019 World Press Freedom Day at the United Nations: “Post-Truth is Pre-Fascism” Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the UN, said, “No democracy is complete without access to transparent and reliable information,” and he firmly stated, “It is the cornerstone for building fair and impartial institutions, holding leaders accountable, and speaking truth to power.”
U.N. - 22 Aprile 2019 Mother Earth Day, ‘Do Everything in Your Power to Tackle Climate Change’ President of the General Assembly, Maria Fernanda Espinosa, said that taking care of nature was, in essence, “taking care of people”. She also noted the importance of respecting life-cycles of the natural world, and contributing to biological diversity so that the world can “continue and prosper”.
U.N. - 1 Aprile 2019 As Global Climate Change Worsens, UN Attempts to Generate Action in New York During a press conference at the United Nations Headquarters, Secretary General António Guterres, along with President of the UN General Assembly Maria Fernanda Espinosa and WMO SG Petteri Taalas, urge world leaders to skip the speeches and present plans for the September 2019 Climate Action Summit in light of new findings on the health of our planet. But the briefing room is half empty.
U.N. - 7 Febbraio 2019 President of the World Parliament María Fernanda Espinosa: Reflections and Power The ex-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ecuador and first Latin American woman to be elected President of the General Assembly of the UN answers our questions on Sustainable Development Goals and the UN’s battle – that sees Italy among its protagonists – to reform the Security Council. Maria Fernanda Espinosa also offers her views on the attacks against freedom of the press.
Onu - 21 Novembre 2018 La presidente dell’Assemblea Generale Espinosa sceglie la prudenza diplomatica Ce la ricordavamo particolarmente combattiva, nel suo primissimo incontro con i giornalisti; questa volta, Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garcia, nel rispondere alle domande dei reporter su Global Compact for Migration e sul caso di Jamal Khashoggi, ha scelto la via della prudenza e della diplomazia
Onu - 24 Settembre 2018 UNGA 73: il Summit sulla pace dedicato a Mandela apre i lavori dell’Assemblea Le Nazioni Unite hanno onorato la memoria di Nelson Mandela al Summit sulla Pace, dichiarando di voler creare un mondo pacifico e prosperoso e di far rivivere gli ideali per il quali Mandela si è battuto