UN80 Initiative: Equipping the Organization in an Era of Extraordinary Uncertainty
Credit: UN Photo/Laura Jarriel
By Antonio GuterresUNITED NATIONS, May 13 2025 – Next month marks the 80th anniversary of the United Nations Charter.
The Charter is our roadmap to a better world – our owner’s manual setting out purposes and principles – and our practical guide to advancing the three pillars of our work: peace and security, development and human rights.
Anniversaries are...
GFO-X Launches Regulated Digital Asset Derivatives Trading Venue
First Institutional Trade Successfully Executed
The New UK Trading Venue Brings Institutional–Grade Market Infrastructure, Central Clearing, and Deep Liquidity to Digital Asset Derivatives
LONDON, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GFO–X today announced the successful launch of its UK FCA regulated trading venue for centrally cleared digital asset derivatives. The venue...
UN’s Proposed Structural Changes Laid Out in a “Strictly Confidential” Internal Document
By Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, May 13 2025 – A six-page internal document, marked “STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL” on every single page – indicating restricted access to protect sensitive information– is one of the most comprehensive “compilation of non-attributable suggestions by the UN80 Task Force” on the proposed restructuring of the world body.
The memo says “the progressive proliferation...
Bitget Delivers Critical Aid to Earthquake-Affected Families in Myanmar
BANGKOK, May 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has mobilized relief efforts for vulnerable communities in Myanmar following the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck the Sagaing region on March 28. The disaster, which sent tremors as far as Bangkok, compounded existing hardships in an area already grappling with civil unrest...
Former Energy Ministers from Saint Lucia and Uruguay Named REN21 Renewable Energy Champions
Dr James Fletcher (left) and Ramón Méndez Galain (right) at the launch of the REN21 Renewable Energy Champions Initiative in Miami. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS
By Alison KentishMIAMI, Florida, USA, May 12 2025 – The Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), a global network that advances renewable energy through collaboration and knowledge sharing, has named Dr James Fletcher...
Minimum Deposit Casinos Warns of Sweeping Changes as States Crack Down on Online Sweepstakes Casinos
WATERFORD, Ireland, May 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Minimum Deposit Casinos (MDC), a leading global online casino review hub and division of the OneTwenty Group, has released new insights into the tightening regulatory landscape for sweepstakes–based gaming in the United States. Recent moves by lawmakers in New York, Louisiana, and Montana suggest a coordinated push to eliminate or restrict...
UAE Hosts Landmark Summit to Chart a New Era in Emerging Tech Governance
More than 2,000 participants from over 20 countries gathered in Abu Dhabi for two days of high–level discussions
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, May 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Governance of Emerging Technologies Summit (GETS 2025) concluded this week in Abu Dhabi with a powerful call for collective global action to govern the technologies shaping our societies. Hosted by the Advanced...
النسخة المعدلة من البيان الصحفي – مع تعديلات مميزة
دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة تستضيف قمة تاريخية لتحديد ملامح عصر...
Les Émirats Arabes Unis organisent un sommet marquant, augurant une nouvelle ère en matière de gouvernance pour les technologies émergentes
Plus de 2000 participants issus de 20 pays se sont réunis à Abou Dhabi pour 2 jours remplis de discussions de haut niveau
ABOU DHABI, Émirats Arabes Unis, 12 mai 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Le Sommet sur la Gouvernance des Technologies Émergentes (GETS 2025) s’est clôturé cette semaine à Abou Dhabi par un appel à mobiliser la collaboration...
The Indus Water Treaty Suspension: A Wake-Up Call for Asia–Pacific Unity ?
Confluence of the Indus and Zanskar Rivers Credit: martinho Smart/shutterstock.com
By Sinéad Barry and Emma WhitakerMay 12 2025 –
On April 23, India suspended the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), a 65-year-old agreement that had been a rare symbol of cooperation between India and Pakistan despite decades of hostility. The suspension came a day after militants attacked civilians in Jammu and...
