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Climate Action Special Envoy Bloomberg pledges $4.5 million to help UN fight climate change in line with the Paris Agreement

UN News Centre - Sun, 22/04/2018 - 19:29
The UN Special Envoy for Climate Action, Michael Bloomberg, announced on Sunday a contribution of $4.5 million to the Organization’s Climate Change Secretariat, the UNFCCC.

Des réservoirs de pensée<small class="fine"> </small>?

Le Monde Diplomatique - Sun, 22/04/2018 - 18:27
L'industrie de l'information, c'est décidé, doit relancer la croissance. Et le savoir ? et la pensée ? Avec la langue et la mémoire, la pensée subira inévitablement les contrecoups de cette nouvelle et puissante pensée technologique. La circulation du savoir sera-telle vraiment améliorée pour autant ? (...) / , , , , - 1979/11

UN chief condemns fatal shooting of International Red Cross staffer in Yemen

UN News Centre - Sun, 22/04/2018 - 17:26
The United Nations Secretary-General has condemned Sunday’s killing of a senior staff member working for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Yemen, who was attacked while travelling in a vehicle on the outskirts of Taiz.

Outrage and ‘revulsion’ voiced by UN over suicide attack on voter registration centre in Kabul

UN News Centre - Sun, 22/04/2018 - 16:01
A suicide attack on a voter-registration centre in the Afghan capital Kabul which left at least 30 dead on Sunday, has been condemned by the United Nations mission in the country, UNAMA.

‘We need accountability’ to end the crime of chemical weapons use in Syria, says Guterres

UN News Centre - Sat, 21/04/2018 - 20:38
The members of the United Nations Security Council need to find a way to unite and punish anyone found to have used chemical weapons in Syria, in line with international law.

Human Rights Groups Bristling at State Department Report

Foreign Policy - Sat, 21/04/2018 - 20:18
What’s not in the report is as important as what’s in it.

La filière française

Le Monde Diplomatique - Sat, 21/04/2018 - 18:24
Redoutant les effets d'une « dépendance quasi complète » le gouvernement français lançait tardivement, en décembre dernier, un plan d'ensemble visant à mettre le pays « à l'heure de l'informatique ». 2,25 milliards de francs de crédits sont promis à l'industrie pour les cinq prochaines années. (...) / , , , , , - 1979/11

‘Path is open’ to peaceful denuclearization of Korean Peninsula – UN chief

UN News Centre - Sat, 21/04/2018 - 18:19
Following the leader of North Korea’s announcement that nuclear and missile tests are to end, the United Nations chief António Guterres said on Saturday that the “path is open for the peaceful denuclearization of the Korean peninsula”.

Libre circulation des données et barrières nationales

Le Monde Diplomatique - Sat, 21/04/2018 - 16:23
Les frontières, les océans, l'espace hertzien, sont traversés par des flux de données. Cette circulation, en croissance rapide, pose des problèmes économiques, juridiques et politiques et réveillent les divergences d'intérêts entre trois groupes d'acteurs : les sociétés multinationales américaines, les (...) / , , , , , - 1979/11

Health experts at UN meeting press for action to address ‘double burden’ of malnutrition in Africa

UN News Centre - Sat, 21/04/2018 - 00:14
Africa’s attempts to achieve health for all by 2030 could be threatened unless the continent address the twin challenges of undernutrition and obesity, experts attending a United Nations meeting in Nairobi this week have warned.

Do not send refugees back to the violence they fled from, UN agency urges Cameroon

UN News Centre - Sat, 21/04/2018 - 00:02
Despite warnings, Nigerian refugees and asylum-seekers who fled Boko Haram violence continue to be returned from Cameroon, the United Nations refugee agency has said, underscoring the need to accord international protection to those in need.

‘Save peace while it lasts,’ says General Assembly President, ahead of UN summit on sustaining peace

UN News Centre - Fri, 20/04/2018 - 23:56
The world needs a new approach to peace, which is why the United Nations General Assembly will hold a major meeting next week to discuss ways to foster peace by focusing on conflict prevention, mediation, dialogue and diplomacy, the 193-member body’s President has said.

A bio-based, reuse economy can feed the world and save the planet – UN agency

UN News Centre - Fri, 20/04/2018 - 22:59
Transforming pineapple skins into product packaging or using potato peels for fuel may sound far-fetched, but such innovations are gaining traction as it becomes clear that an economy based on cultivation and use of biomass can help tackle pollution and climate change, the United Nations agriculture agency said on Friday.

Make the Summit of the Americas Great Again

Foreign Policy - Fri, 20/04/2018 - 20:53
The Western Hemisphere needs a more ambitious agenda.

Congress Has Willfully Abdicated Its Responsibility Over War

Foreign Policy - Fri, 20/04/2018 - 20:34
It’s time for legislators to share in the authority they claim to want.

Emmanuel Macron’s Critique of Pure Liberalism

Foreign Policy - Fri, 20/04/2018 - 20:20
It’s not an accident that Donald Trump’s closest foreign friend is the French president.

L'Europe à la croisée des réseaux

Le Monde Diplomatique - Fri, 20/04/2018 - 18:20
la prospérité des fournisseurs américains dépend de l'existence d'un marché européen ouvert à leur pénétration. Premier pas dans la voie d'une réplique concertée, la mise en place d'Euronet, l'an prochain, est le fruit d'une volonté de coopération de la part des administrations des P.T.T. L'établissement (...) / , , , , , , - 1979/11

The Scramble for Africa’s Athletes

Foreign Policy - Fri, 20/04/2018 - 17:13
Shady sports agents have taken a page from human traffickers. They’re luring young men to Europe with promises of fame and exploiting them instead.

Depuis quarante ans crises et détentes se succèdent dans les relations russo-turques

Le Monde Diplomatique - Fri, 20/04/2018 - 16:19
Pendant quelques semaines la diplomatie soviétique a concentré ses attaques sur la Turquie, accusée de se faire au Proche-Orient l'instrument principal des « milieux agressifs américains ». De la lettre envoyée par le maréchal Boulganine à M. Menderes, au discours de M. Gromyko à l'O.N.U., en passant (...) / , , , , - 1957/11

What Comes Next in Syria?

Foreign Policy - Fri, 20/04/2018 - 15:52
With President Trump’s strikes on Assad’s regime, the Syrian civil war is at the forefront of the global political stage. But what happens when the strikes are over?

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