The ‘big durian’: one day in Jakarta, the world’s largest city

The UN has officially designated Jakarta the world’s largest city, home to 42 million. We explore a day in the life of the ‘big durian’. In December, the United Nations officially designated Jakarta the world’s largest city, hosting a staggering 42 million inhabitants. Michael Neilson speaks to several people who call the ‘big durian’ home – about the positives and the negatives – and how community and the city’s infamously dry humour get them through. Continue reading...

By Michael Nielson in Jakarta

Candidates vying for U.N. secretary-general role face questions

Who will replace U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres when he steps down this year? Four candidates field questions from member states this week at U.N. headquarters.

By Michele Kelemen

UN leadership race takes centre stage with first round of interviews

The race to become the next leader of the United Nations moved into a higher gear with the four declared candidates facing hours of questions over two days. Top among them: can the UN be made effective again? Rafael Grossi, an Argentine diplomat who heads the International Atomic Energy Agency, struck a downbeat note about the global body’s future during his interview replace Secretary General Antonio Guterres. “This election, or selection, process is so consequential, and this is because we ...

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'Impossible Job' of UN Secretary-General: Presiding over 193 member states with competing interests

Haxie Meyers-Belkin is pleased to welcome Dr. Alexandra Novosseloff, Associate Research Fellow at the Thucydides Centre of Paris II Panthéon-Assas University. According to Dr. Novosseloff, the UN is a living reflection of the geopolitical tensions that shape our world. In assessing the current race for Secretary-General, she focuses less on individual personalities and more on the structural constraints that define the role itself. The Secretary-General operates within a system driven by comp...

By FRANCE24

Race for next U.N. chief heats up with first round of interviews

Top among the hours of questions: can the U.N. be made effective again?

Prosecution raided over ex-prosecutor general's alleged role in martial law bid - Yonhap News Agency

Prosecution raided over ex-prosecutor general's alleged role in martial law bid  Yonhap News Agency

Pakistan backs Libya’s sovereignty, urges Libyan-led peace process at UNSC

'A Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political process is the only viable path to lasting peace and stability'

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Vietnam, South Korea aim for $150B trade by 2030

Vietnam's Party General Secretary and State President To Lam held talks with visiting President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Lee Jae Myung in Hanoi on Wednesday, following a state-level welcome ceremony held for the guest.

PASOK leadership election on Sunday: Candidate prospects for the position of Secretary

Leadership developments in PASOK: Tsoukalas as Secretary candidate and party response to government measures The post PASOK leadership election on Sunday: Candidate prospects for the position of Secretary appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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NDC defends arrests, rejects claims of free speech crackdown

The Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has dismissed allegations by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) that the government is attempting to suppress free speech, insisting that recent arrests are lawful and necessary to maintain order.

By Emma Ankrah

Macky Sall Outlines Three Imperatives for UN Reform - Seneweb

Macky Sall Outlines Three Imperatives for UN Reform  Seneweb