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South-South cooperation is key to the world’s sustainable development and the fight against global warming said the United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday, as the opening session of the Second UN Conference on South-South Cooperation got underway in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. 

As the full scale of the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai in southern Africa continues to be assessed, the UN and humanitarian partners are ramping up the provision of emergency food, shelter, water and health care supplies to hundreds-of-thousands who have been affected across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.

Si odieusement réprimées, les émeutes d'octobre en Algérie étaient prévisibles. En raison de la baisse de la rente pétrolière, les autorités — comme dans beaucoup de pays du tiers-monde — ont dû modifier le modèle de développement et favoriser l'expansion du secteur privé. Dans une société bloquée, contrôlée (...) / Algérie, Société civile, Politique, Économie, Répression - 1988/11

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The British debacle is shoring up the EU center as it heads into critical May elections.

The long-time autocrat's shock resignation kicks off an opaque succession process.

When countries of the Global South forged an historic technical cooperation deal among themselves 40 years ago, digital technology was a thing of the future, but developing nations have come a long way since then.

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The need for web access has driven African countries to Huawei despite U.S. concerns.

Safe water and access to proper sanitation are essential to eradicate poverty, build peaceful societies and ensure that no one is left behind on the path towards sustainable development, according to the 2019 UN World Water Development Report, launched on Tuesday in Geneva. 

The election of President Felix Tshisekedi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), marks “an extraordinary opportunity” for the country to advance civil and political rights, said a senior UN official, on Tuesday at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Une gigantesque toile d'araignée, aux fils presque invisibles, enserre les citoyens des démocraties occidentales. Ils se croient libres. Ils ne se savent pas prisonniers d'idées, de pensées, de conceptions qui ont été instillées dans leur esprit par un maître diaboliquement habile, obstinément à (...) - 1987/05

Alors que le Watergate, qui entraîna la chute du président Nixon, n'était après tout qu'une vulgaire affaire de cambriolage commis au siège du Parti démocrate pour le compte de la Maison Blanche, le scandale dans lequel sont impliqués le président Ronald Reagan et ses plus proches collaborateurs (...) / États-Unis (affaires extérieures), Nicaragua - 1987/02

The full scale of the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Idai in south-west Africa is becoming clearer, the UN said on Tuesday, warning that the emergency “is getting bigger by the hour”.

This week in Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, over one thousand people, including high level government delegations and representatives from the private sector and civil society, will gather for the Second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation, or BAPA+40.

Human Rights Council-appointed investigators urged Israel on Monday to revise its military rules of engagement, shortly before the one-year anniversary of the start of mass demonstrations at the country’s border fence with Gaza, that have left hundreds of Palestinians dead and thousands more injured. 

Despite the relatively peaceful passage of December’s presidential election in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Special Representative to the country told the Security Council she “remained concerned” over developments in the east, where dozens of armed groups continue to operate.

The United Nations recorded a total of 259 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) during 2018, according to the latest report by Secretary-General António Guterres presented to the General Assembly. Although the figures rose compared with the previous two years, the report shows increased awareness among UN and UN-related staff, and improved and harmonized reporting tools across the Organization.

Although the drive to reach gender equality has picked up speed, and diversity initiatives have been put into place in companies and organizations, a significant level of resistance and backlash remains, according to a leading UN business group.