Bolivia’s attorney general arrested for alleged money laundering and drug trafficking U.S.-sanctioned Bolivian Attorney General Roger Mariaca has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering and drug trafficking, with police finding bundles of cash smuggled out of his house, the government said Thursday. Mariaca was arrested on Wednesday night in the eastern city of Santa…
After six days of speeches from the UN General Assembly podium, one word rose above all others: peace. This final edition of The Takeaway distils the messages he said reverberated through the Assembly Hall and looks at where the 193-member body goes from here. Closing the annual general debate on Monday, General Assembly President Khalilur…
VP Shettima also justifies President Tinubu’s reforms in bilateral talks with the Queen of the Netherlands on deepening ties. Just before returning to Nigeria, the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, met with the Costa Rican candidate for the position of the United Nations Secretary-General, Rebeca Grynspan. During his interaction with Ms Grynspan, Mr Shettima said Nigeria…
When the United Nations (UN) was founded in 1945, most of Africa was still under colonial rule and not represented as independent states. Today, the continent has 54 of the UN’s 193 member states, about 28% of the membership and more than 1.5 billion people, yet it still has no permanent seat on the UN…
Kenyan President William Ruto told the General Assembly on Wednesday that the sovereign equality the UN proclaims is contradicted by its own structures, urging Member States to reform the Security Council and an international financial system “built for another age”. Addressing the General Debate, Mr. Ruto said Kenya spoke “not from despair in this institution,…
This edition of UN News’s The Takeaway recaps key highlghts at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, including focus on the war in Ukraine and a renewed push by African countries for Security Council reform. Conflicts test the UN’s ability to deliver peace Why it matters: World leaders offered sharply different assessments of the United…
More than eight decades on, the UN General Assembly remains the place where the UN’s 193 Member States come together to debate the defining challenges of the day, from war and peace – to development, climate change and human rights. Richard Gowan, Director of UN and Multilateral Diplomacy at the International Crisis Group in New…
New York — Côte d’Ivoire will take center stage in the U.S.-Africa business relationship in 2027, as Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) today announced that the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire will host the 2027 U.S.-Africa Business Summit. The announcement was made during CCA’s Côte d’Ivoire Business and Investment Forum at The Westin New York at…
About 130 Heads of State and government from across the world will gather in New York, USA, from September 22 to 28 to discuss major global issues and set out their positions on matters ranging from peace and security to climate, health and development. ALSO READ: UNGA: Rwanda calls for rules-based order, inclusive multilateralism The…
Each September, New York becomes the centre of global diplomacy as presidents, prime ministers, ministers and diplomats from around the world gather at United Nations Headquarters. At a time of mounting geopolitical tensions and overlapping global crises, leaders will tackle a packed agenda that includes conflicts and international security, climate change, pandemic preparedness, sea-level rise,…
