INTERVIEW: 'Implementation of the 17 SDGs is the core of my work’ – UN General Assembly President Peter Thomson

Oct 20, 2016, at 01:26 pm

New York, Oct 20 (Just Earth News): On 13 June 2016, the United Nations General Assembly elected Peter Thomson of Fiji to serve as President of its seventy-first session, which runs from September 2016 to September 2017. Thomson, who had had been serving as the Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations until his appointment, announced that the theme of the 71st session will be ‘The Sustainable Development Goals: A Universal Push to Transform our World.’

World leaders spotlight 2030 Agenda, climate action at UN General Assembly’s annual debate

Sep 27, 2016, at 02:04 pm

New York, Sept 27 (Just Earth News): Speaking on behalf of Peter Thomson, the President of the United Nations General Assembly, one of the 193-member body’s Vice-Presidents, Durga Prasad Bhattarai, Ambassador of Nepal, said he was encouraged by the fact that many UN Member States have already embedded the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their national plans and policies.

Small island nations urge UN General Assembly to act to save their very existence

Sep 23, 2016, at 02:35 pm

New York, Sept 23 (Just Earth News): Leaders of low-lying island States threatened with being flooded out of existence by rising seas again took to the podium of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday to appeal for urgent action even as the Paris Agreement moves forward to counter climate change.

Globalization is a ‘fact of life’ says Austrian Minister in UN General Assembly speech

Sep 23, 2016, at 05:28 am

New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): Globalization has brought enormous benefits to humankind, such as reduced international poverty, new technologies and reduced distances between countries, the Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria told the United Nations this evenings, stressing that there needs to be a realization that the phenomenon also brings challenges.

At UN, Latin American leaders underline 'insufficient' progress, urgent need to address climate change

Oct 04, 2015, at 10:33 pm

New York, Oct 4 (IBNS) Opening the floor at the United Nations General Assembly today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador said "we have concluded a stage in the world’s history marked by important progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), however, this progress has not been sufficient."

General Assembly: Egypt calls for proactive UN strategy against extremism

Sep 29, 2015, at 02:26 pm

New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): Denouncing Islamic extremists for negating a religion that stands for tolerance, justice and mercy, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi took to the podium of the General Assembly on Monday to call on the United Nations and its Member States to join him in a proactive strategy to defeat terrorism.

At UN, Pope Francis decries global 'culture of waste,' urges action to ensure integral development for all

Sep 26, 2015, at 03:00 am

New York, Sept 25 (IBNS) In an address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday, Pope Francis spoke at length on a range of subjects from equity and the environmental protection to the promotion of the rule of law and eradicating global poverty.

UN General Assembly voting to elect non-permanent Security Council members

Oct 17, 2014, at 04:23 am

New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS) With one round of voting complete, the United Nations General Assembly has just elected Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand and Venezuela to serve as non-permanent members on the Security Council for two-year terms beginning on 1 January 2015.