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Edith M. Lederer

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United Nations
Politics
U.S. vetoes UN membership for Palestine after 12 out of 15 on Security Council vote in favor
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressApril 19, 2024
Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Politics
America actually just called for a Gaza cease-fire at the UN—and China and Russia vetoed it
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressMarch 22, 2024
A Yemeni man browsing the news on his laptop screen that broadcasts U.S.-U.K. warships amid news spread relating to the attack on the Zografia ship in the Red Sea
Politics
U.N. sounds alarm that global trade is being disrupted by triple threat of Red Sea attacks, Ukraine war and low water in Panama Canal
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressJanuary 26, 2024
Stephane Dujarric
Finance
The world economy will slow further off its pre-COVID pace in 2024, UN projects
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressJanuary 6, 2024
Shantanu Mukherjee, Director of Economic Analysis and Policy Division
Finance
U.N. forecasts worse than expected global economic growth slowdown to 2.4% this year from an estimated 2.7% in 2023
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressJanuary 5, 2024
Red Sea
Politics
The Red Sea attacks are adding 10 extra days—and inflation—to 15% of all international trade, American ambassador tells UN
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressJanuary 4, 2024
Palestinians crowded together as they wait for food distribution
Politics
Israel’s siege of Gaza shrank Palestinian GDP 4% in one month, U.N. report says. If war continues, it could set Palestinian territories back 19 years
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressNovember 10, 2023
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency
Environment
‘Full benefits of nuclear energy’ must be part of the plan to tackle climate change, says U.N. nuclear chief
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressNovember 9, 2023
Riyad Mansour
Politics
UN General Assembly calls for ‘humanitarian truce’ in Gaza
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressOctober 28, 2023
Antonio Guterres
Environment
UN chief sees a world ‘becoming unhinged’ and a completely absent leadership: ‘we seem incapable of coming together to respond’
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressSeptember 19, 2023
Antonio Guterres
Finance
UN chief rips IMF and World Bank for ‘glaring failure’ during pandemic—and ‘bias and injustice built into the current international financial architecture’
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressJune 17, 2023
Antonio Guterres
Tech
UN chief terrified of AI becoming a ‘monster’ of hate and lies because tech firms care more about engagement than human rights
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressJune 12, 2023
UN chief wants to tackle the ‘monster’ of digital disinformation by creating a code of conduct for tech companies
Tech
UN chief wants to tackle the ‘monster’ of digital disinformation by creating a code of conduct for tech companies
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressJune 12, 2023
David Beasley
Environment
‘It’s not too much to ask some of the multibillionaires to step up and help’: Outgoing UN official rips inaction from pandemic profiteers
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressApril 1, 2023
Gender equality won’t be achieved for another 300 years at the current pace of progress, UN secretary-general says
MPW
Gender equality won’t be achieved for another 300 years at the current pace of progress, UN secretary-general says
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressMarch 6, 2023
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