Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) The United States on Saturday declared that the era of traditional multilateralism is over, days after announcing its withdrawal from 66 international organisations that the Trump administration says are wasteful, ineffective and contrary to American interests.“What we term the ‘international system’ is now overrun with hundreds of opaque international organisations, many with overlapping mandates, duplicative actions, ineffective outputs, and poor financial and e…
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United Nations, Jan 9 (IANS) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is defiant that the world organisation will continue all its mandated activities despite US President Donald Trump’s announcement that the US was cutting ties to 31 UN-related entities and ending funding.While he regretted the US decision, “all United Nations entities will go on with the implementation of their mandates as given to us by member states”, Guterres’s Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday.The US was le…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) India will continue to work with member countries of the International Solar Alliance, one of the 66 international organisations from which the US announced its withdrawal on Thursday.The government has noted media reports citing US withdrawal from 66 international organisations, including the International Solar Alliance, which represents 125 member countries, a senior official said.The ISA remains focused on its objective of supporting member countries in collectively a…