Onu - 24 Settembre 2017 Tutto quello che vi siete persi dell’Assemblea Generale ONU: il video È stata la settimana dei grandi esordi: quello del Segretario Generale Antonio Guterres, così come dell'attesissimo presidente USA Donald Trump. Ma è stata una prima volta anche per il presidente francese Emmanuel Macron e per Paolo Gentiloni (da Presidente del Consiglio), con l'Italia protagonista di numerose conferenze e dibattiti
Onu - 3 Agosto 2017 Dalle macerie dell’amministrazione Trump è nata una stella: Nikki Haley Polemica e decisa, provocante e sorridente, Nikki Haley sembra essere sempre meno diplomatica e sempre più "braccio armato" dell'amministrazione Trump all'ONU. Tra accuse all'Iran, pugno duro verso la Corea del Nord e qualche tweet al limite. Con un occhio (o forse due) rivolto alle Presidenziali 2020, dove c'è già chi la sogna candidata
U.N. - 20 Luglio 2017 The UN and the Challenge to Change the Narrative for Africa In a Security Council meeting focused on enhancing African capacities in peace and security, UN Secretary General António Guterres said: "I firmly believe that the international community needs to change the narrative about the African continent," calling for the UN to double its efforts in stabilizing a war-torn continent. Then, a good report about the status of the AIDS epidemic is tarnished by a Doctors Without Borders critic.
U.N. - 19 Luglio 2017 SDGs 2030: At the UN Lots of Talks, but the Clock Keeps Ticking As the High Level Political Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals concludes, UN Secretary General Guterres warns Member States that "implementation has begun, but the clock is ticking. This report shows that the rate of progress in many areas is far slower than needed to meet the targets by 2030.” With the new pessimistic athmosphere created by US President Trump, are the targets more difficult or even impossible to reach?
U.N. - 22 Giugno 2017 After Four Months, UN Security Council Approves the New Libyan Envoy After multiple rejections of previous appointees to take the position as Special Envoy of Libya, the UN Security Council finally approved a candidate. Ghassan Salame, former Lebanese Minister of Culture, will replace Martin Kobler, the German diplomat who served as UN envoy since November 2015.
U.N. - 20 Giugno 2017 Guterres: Who Asks Libya to Stop Refugees Violates International Law For UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, refugee protection is not a matter of solidarity or generosity, but an obligation under international law. At the Press Conference held for World Refugee Day, Guterres confirmed that Italy's agreement with Libya risks, if it does not only involve migrants, to violate the rights of refugees and International Law
U.N. - 31 Maggio 2017 The Varying Climate between Donald Trump and António Guterres President Trump firmly believes that the U.S.'s presence in the Paris Accord will "harm the economy." However, Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres and newly appointed President of the General Assembly, H.E. Lajčák-Miroslav of Slovakia, are working together towards creating a sustainable world.