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Lebanon, South Sudan Lose UN Voting Rights Over Dues

Venezuela, Lebanon and South Sudan are in arrears on paying dues to the United Nations’ operating budget and are among six nations that have lost their voting rights in the 193-member General Assembly, the UN chief said in a letter circulated Thursday. Also losing voting rights are Dominica, Equatorial Guinea…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 20, 2023

Davos 2023: What you need to know about the WEF on Thursday

All eyes were on Greta Thunberg on Thursday as she called on the global energy industry and its financiers to end all fossil fuel investments at a high-profile meeting in Davos with Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Reuters · Jan 18, 2023

At Davos, UN Chief Warns the World is in a 'Sorry State'

The world is in a “sorry state" because of myriad “interlinked” challenges including climate change and Russia's war in Ukraine that are “piling up like cars in a chain reaction crash,” the UN chief said at the World Economic Forum's meeting Wednesday. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered his gloomy message…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 18, 2023

UN chief: Rule of law risks becoming `Rule of Lawlessness'

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that the rule of law is at grave risk of becoming “the Rule of Lawlessness.”

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023

U.N. chief says onus on North Korea to return to talks

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that the onus is on North Korea to return to denuclearization talks, a rebuttal of Chinese calls for the United States to show Pyongyang more flexibility.

Reuters · Jan 12, 2023

Pakistan PM says ‘deeply moved by compassion’ of donors at Geneva

Shehbaz Sharif lauds ‘show of solidarity’ after flood-hit Pakistan secures pledge of more than $10bn to rebuild itself.

Al Jazeera · Jan 10, 2023

UN Security Council extends critical aid to northern Syria

Highest UN decision-making body votes unanimously to keep aid flowing from Turkey to Syria’s rebel-held Idlib region.

Al Jazeera · Jan 9, 2023

UN Extends Critical Aid from Türkiye to Syria’s Opposition North

The UN Security Council voted unanimously Monday to keep a key border crossing from Türkiye to Syria’s opposition-held northwest open for critical aid deliveries for another six months. Syria's ally Russia — in a surprise move — supporting the resolution. All eyes had been on Russia, which in the past…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 9, 2023

Pakistan receives over $9bn in aid after devastating floods

As nations pledge support, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urges world leaders to join a ‘new coalition of the willing’ to help his country

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023

UN chief calls for sweeping reform of 'biased' financial system

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for sweeping reform of the international financial system to allow for low-income countries vulnerable to climate calamities to receive adequate funding from richer nations.

Reuters · Jan 9, 2023