UK minister says west must learn to listen better to global south

James Cleverly says some in south feel they only hear Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine' from western leaders

The west has so far failed to convince the global south that its concern for Ukraine does not come at the expense of issues such as the climate crisis, the UK foreign secretary has admitted.

Speaking on the margins of the UN general assembly in New York, James Cleverly said the west will be in trouble unless it learns to listen better to the global south" and conceded that despite his efforts, foreign ministers whom he respects feel they only hear the words Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine" from figures like him.