‘The adolescence of humanity is coming to an end’, declares UK Prime Minister
Sep 24, 2021, at 12:12 am
New York: In his speech to the high-level debate at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared that it is time for mankind to grow up and take responsibility for the damage we are inflicting on the planet.
Support developing countries with climate mitigation: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sep 23, 2021, at 11:05 pm
New York: Financial support will be critical if developing countries are to meet global climate goals, the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Željko Komšić, said in the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.
Chinese Foreign Minister urges G20 to lift unilateral sanctions against Afghanistan
Sep 23, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on the G20 member states on Thursday to lift unilateral sanctions against Afghanistan and stop using Kabul's foreign exchange reserves as an instrument of pressure.
Republic of Korea calls for UN-led ‘era of global community’
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:50 pm
New York: The UN needs to usher in and lead a new “era of global community”, and the Republic of Korea will do all it can to support a revived world order based on solidarity and cooperation, the nation’s President, Moon Jae-in, told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
DR Congo President asks for materialization of ‘all the promises made to Africa’
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:46 pm
New York: The President of Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, asked for United Nations Member States to “materialize all the promises made to Africa in compensation for the sacrifices agreed to protect humanity against global warming.”
On Afghanistan, Qatar calls for separating aid from political differences
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:19 pm
New York: The international community must continue to support Afghanistan, the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, warning against potential boycott in the wake of the Taliban takeover.
Taliban requests to address UN General Assembly, names Suhail Shaheen as UN ambassador
Sep 22, 2021, at 07:13 pm
Kabul/IBNS: The Taliban, which has invaded Afghanistan, has requested to address the world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at New York in the United States, media reports said.
Brazilian President commits country to climate neutrality by 2050
Sep 22, 2021, at 04:26 pm
New York: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro highlighted this Tuesday, in New York, his country’s work on environmental preservation and the fight against climate change.
‘Power of humanity’ can overcome COVID-19, climate challenges – Assembly President
Sep 22, 2021, at 04:22 pm
New York: The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday opened the annual General Debate, this year held as a hybrid in-person and virtual event, reflecting on the darkest days of the pandemic, “when cities were shuttered and vaccines still a dream” and how the world’s peoples “came together as never before”.
Restore trust and inspire hope, UN chief says in message to UNGA76
Sep 22, 2021, at 04:08 pm
New York: With humanity on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction, the world must wake up, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his keynote address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
US better equipped, more resilient against terror attacks than 20 yrs ago: Biden at UNGA
Sep 22, 2021, at 04:23 am
New York/IBNS: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said that his country was better equipped and more resilient compared to 2001 when terrorist attacks or more commonly known as the 9/11 attacks shook the country.
US opening an 'era of relentless diplomacy' after Afghanistan: Joe Biden at UNGA session
Sep 22, 2021, at 02:40 am
New York/IBNS: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said his country is now opening an 'era of relentless diplomacy' as it ended the 20 years of conflict in Afghanistan with the withdrawal of the troops.
Joe Biden-Antonio Guterres meet in New York, discuss COVID-19 issue
Sep 21, 2021, at 03:14 pm
New York: US President Joe Biden met UN chief Antonio Guterres here on Monday when they discussed the need to work with member states to end the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
UNGA: 39 countries target China over its policy towards Hong Kong, Xinjiang
Oct 08, 2020, at 02:16 am
Geneva: As many as 39 nations have condemned China's policy towards people in Hong Kong and Xinjiang regions.
The UN is ‘right platform’ to address global challenges: Tanzanian Ambassador
Oct 01, 2020, at 12:22 am
New York: The COVID-19 outbreak reminds the world that we need “to enhance solidarity within the multilateral system” to confront global challenges, the representative of Tanzania told the closing session of the UN’s annual high-level session on Tuesday.
To UN, Israeli Prime Minister says ‘no doubt’ more Arab countries will soon join ‘circle of peace’
Sep 30, 2020, at 11:17 pm
New York: While telling the UN General Assembly on Tuesday there was “good news” to report about the “expanding circle of peace” between Israel and some Arab countries, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also accused Hezbollah militants of storing weapons in a residential area of Beirut.
Pandemic shows international cooperation ‘delivers results’, says German Foreign Minister
Sep 30, 2020, at 10:10 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed how international cooperation “delivers results” in efforts to resolve conflict, though there is still a long way to go, Germany’s Foreign Minister told the UN General Assembly in a pre-recorded speech broadcast on Tuesday.
Sep 28, 2020, at 01:32 am
New York: Political and economic threats against Belarus “must end” the Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei told the high-level segment of the UN General Assembly on Saturday, accusing Western nations of trying to sow “chaos and anarchy” in the country.
Sep 28, 2020, at 01:07 am
New York: As some States continue to pursue their own narrow agendas above all else, the world is straying further from the principles that underpin international norms and the work of the United Nations, the Foreign Minister of Syria told the high-level General Assembly plenary on Saturday.
Sudan ready to return to international role but first needs support, Prime Minister says
Sep 28, 2020, at 01:02 am
New York: Sudan is eager to again contribute to the international community but will need assistance as it works to revitalize its tattered economy, Prime Minister Abdalla Adam Hamdok told the UN General Assembly on Saturday.
Sep 28, 2020, at 12:07 am
New York: COVID-19 has “united humanity as never before”, the United Kingdom Prime Minister told the UN General Assembly’s annual high-level session on Saturday.
Japan determined to host Olympics in 2021: Yoshihide Suga
Sep 26, 2020, at 09:08 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has expressed Japan's determination to host the Olympics and Paralympics in the summer of 2021.
Italy calls for reinvigorated multilateral system to combat ‘invisible enemy’, COVID-19
Sep 26, 2020, at 03:46 pm
New York: Today the world is faced with “an invisible enemy” that has upended lives, suffocated the world economy and limited freedoms, the Prime Minster of Italy told the United Nations on Friday.
Pandemic is ‘a time to separate what is necessary from what is not’: Pope Francis
Sep 26, 2020, at 03:37 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic is a trial, but also “a time to choose what matters and what passes away, a time to separate what is necessary from what is not”, Pope Francis told world leaders on Friday, in his virtual address to the UN General Assembly.
How long must we wait for a just solution, Palestinian President Abbas asks world leaders
Sep 26, 2020, at 02:54 pm
New York: The President of the State of Palestine addressed, via a pre-recorded video, the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, highlighting the suffering of his people and the misery they experience every day “while the world stands by watching.”
At UN Assembly, President of Burundi rejects diplomatic aggression against his country
Sep 25, 2020, at 09:25 pm
New York: The “indiscriminate consequences” of the COVID-19 pandemic have underscored the importance of multilateralism and how the world handles global challenges and contradictions, the President of Burundi told world leaders gathered virtually for the UN General Assembly.
Sep 25, 2020, at 08:58 pm
New York: The President of Yemen on Thursday called on the international community to end the suffering of Yemenis through ensuring “decisive and active” pressure on “the Houthis and Tehran,” and for the implementation of UN Security Council resolutions demanding an end to the violence his country faced.
Sri Lankan President calls on WHO to facilitate ‘universal access’ to COVID vaccine
Sep 23, 2020, at 10:19 pm
New York: The President of Sri Lanka has highlighted the success of his country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, underscoring the importance of a well-coordinated approach, underpinned by robust local health care system, to contain the disease.
Sep 23, 2020, at 10:15 pm
New York: Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the United Nations needs to prove “multilateralism delivers”, the President of Indonesia has said, telling world leaders, gathered virtually “all of us bear the responsibility” to further strengthen the global Organization.
As UN turns 75, multilateral milestones show successes and ‘how much remains to be done’ – Kagame
Sep 23, 2020, at 10:06 pm
New York: In a virtual address to the UN General Assembly’s annual general debate, the President of Rwanda on Tuesday noted that while milestones on gender, climate and development have demonstrated the achievements of multilateral action, they also serve to remind “how much remains to be done”.