US EditionUN chief urges aid surge in world of ‘climate chaos, raging conflicts’
SEVILLE, SPAIN, JUN 30 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a $4 trillion annual investment surge to counter aid cuts and rising poverty driven by climate change and global conflicts.
- Antonio Guterres urged the international community to "change course" and invest more in development amid climate chaos and conflicts.
- Guterres reported that two-thirds of United Nations sustainable development goals for 2030 are "lagging" and need over $4.0 trillion annually for achievement.
- Oxfam stated that cuts to development aid are the largest since 1960, impacting vulnerable populations worldwide.
- Demonstrators in Seville demanded reforms in international tax, debt, and aid policies, as expressed by protester Ilan Henzler.
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UN chief urges aid surge
UN chief Antonio Guterres urged the world to "rev up the engine of development" at an aid conference on Monday as US-led cuts jeopardise the fight against poverty and climate change. Dozens of world leaders and more than 4,000 representatives from businesses, civil society and financial institutions are in the Spanish city of Seville for the June 30-July 3 meeting to seek fresh impetus for the crisis-hit sector. But the United States is snubbing…
'We have to do more with less' - international development challenges after USAID cuts
UN chief Antonio Guterres urged the world to "rev up the engine of development" at an aid conference on Monday as US-led cuts jeopardise the fight against poverty and climate change. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks to Rodrigo Salvado, Director General of the Operational Partnership Department at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, about the challenges of 'doing more with less' when it comes to international development.
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UN chief urges aid surge in world of 'climate chaos, raging conflicts'
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the world to "rev up the engine of development" at an aid conference in Spain on Monday at a time when US-led cuts are jeopardising
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NewsUN chief says aid surge needed to face 'climate chaos, raging conflicts'
Dozens of world leaders and more than 4,000 representatives from businesses, civil society and financial institutions are gathering in the city of Seville for a four-day conference opening on 30 June, to seek fresh impetus for the crisis-hit aid sector.
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