Iran not a ‘bargaining chip’, President Rouhani tells world leaders at UN
Sep 23, 2020, at 03:58 pm
New York: Iran is not a “bargaining chip” to be factored into elections and domestic policy in the United States, the country’s President, Hassan Rouhani has said, stressing that the overall era of dominance and hegemony by a few world powers is “long over.”
At UN General Assembly, Philippines’ Duterte denounces groups ‘weaponizing’ human rights
Sep 23, 2020, at 03:26 pm
New York: While every country has its own strategy to fight coronavirus, the world needs coordinated international efforts and a common purpose to end the crisis, the President of the Philippines said on Tuesday, underlining the importance of universal access to anti-COVID-19 technologies in the recovery from global pandemic.
Sep 23, 2020, at 03:21 pm
New York: The Chinese President Xi Jinping called for enhanced international solidarity to fight the coronavirus on Tuesday during his UN General Assembly address, declaring that his country would aim to become carbon neutral, in the wider battle against climate change, by 2060.
Look at both ‘full and empty parts’ of global glass, Turkey urges Member States
Sep 23, 2020, at 03:07 pm
New York: Speaking on the first day of the UN High-level General Debate, the President of Turkey stressed the need to “accurately and sincerely evaluate” what is happening in the world today.
Sep 23, 2020, at 03:03 pm
New York: Faced with a global pandemic that has infected millions, killed thousands, forced borders to close, upended economies, and drastically changed lives, the world today needs the United Nations today as much as it did 75 years ago, the President of Cuba underlined on Tuesday.
Renew ‘collective commitment to multilateralism’, urges Assembly President
Sep 23, 2020, at 02:54 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic may have prevented world leaders coming to New York to address the General Assembly in person, but the president of the world body stressed on Tuesday that the need for deliberation, is “higher than ever”.
Trump will not visit UN General Assembly during upcoming session: White House
Sep 18, 2020, at 03:00 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump has abandoned his plans to deliver a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in person, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters.
UNGA president supports UN $2bln COVID-19 response plan
Mar 30, 2020, at 04:31 pm
United Nations/Sputnik/UNI: The United Nations' $2 billion appeal to fight the coronavirus in some of the most vulnerable countries is a "good, timely call," UNGA President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande told Sputnik.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan warns PoK residents against crossing LoC
Oct 05, 2019, at 11:57 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Saturday asked people of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir not to cross the Line of Control to extend humanitarian aid to the Kashmiri people after India removed the special status of the state on Aug 5.
'Tenacious' Kyrgyz lawyer and statelessness champion, wins prestigious UNHCR prize
Oct 03, 2019, at 10:23 am
New York: A rights lawyer who took to horseback to help more than 10,000 stateless people gain nationality in Kyrgystan after the break-up of the Soviet Union, has been awarded the UN refugee agency’s prestigious 2019 Nansen Refugee Award.
Oct 01, 2019, at 04:28 pm
New York: Just two days ago, some three million Afghans faced the threat of terrorism and headed to the polls, to “vote not just for a president, but also for democracy,” Hamdulla Mohib, Afghanistan’s National Security Adviser told the UN General Assembly on Monday, adding that no matter the outcome of the elections, “peace is and will remain the Government’s priority.”
UN General Assembly President upholds value of multilateralism in speech closing annual debate
Oct 01, 2019, at 03:47 pm
New York: The only way to guarantee peace, security and sustainable development is for countries to work together, the UN General Assembly president said in his speech on Monday concluding the annual high-level debate in the Hall.
DPRK reports ‘little progress’ since historic June 2018 summit with US
Oct 01, 2019, at 03:38 pm
New York: Lack of progress in achieving peace on the Korean Peninsula is “entirely attributable” to the United States, a senior official from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) told the UN General Assembly on Monday.
UN Mission in Haiti calls on protestors, authorities, to refrain from violence
Oct 01, 2019, at 10:16 am
New York: Following days of intensifying protests in Haiti, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Monday the UN was “concerned by reports of violence and arson” across the country.
Stage set for successful 2020 Burundi elections, Foreign Minister tells General Assembly
Oct 01, 2019, at 10:01 am
New York: With organizational and financial preparations for Burundi’s 2020 elections well underway, Ezechiel Nibigira, Minister of Foreign Affairs, told the UN General Assembly on Monday the Government is wary of, and will not tolerate, any outside interference in the polls.
At UN, Yemen Foreign Minister demands end to ‘Iranian-Houthi coup d’etat’
Sep 29, 2019, at 11:12 pm
New York: The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Yemen on Saturday called on the United Nations and the wider international community to stand by his crisis-torn country as it struggled to cope with daily assaults and “terrorist aggression” at the hands of vicious, Iran-backed Houthi militias.
Myanmar willing to repatriate ‘verified returnees’ from Bangladesh
Sep 29, 2019, at 11:11 pm
New York: Myanmar is prioritizing the repatriation of scores of people who fled violence in northern Rakhine state for Bangladesh, a senior official from the country said on Saturday, the fifth day of debate in the UN General Assembly.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan's plane makes emergency landing in NY after developing technical fault
Sep 28, 2019, at 04:59 pm
New York: The plane, which was carrying Pakistan PM Imran Khan and the delegation, was rerouted to New York City after it developed technical fault, media reports said on Saturday.
Imran Khan makes goof-up at UNGA, refers to Modi as Indian 'President'
Sep 28, 2019, at 12:21 pm
New York: Embarrassing himself in front of the global leaders, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called Narendra Modi as India's "President" during his address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) here on Friday.
At UN Assembly, China says ‘it will not ever be cowered by threats’
Sep 28, 2019, at 07:59 am
New York: In his address to the UN General Assembly on Friday, the State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China declared that his country will not ever be cowered by threats or subdued by pressure, when facing the headwinds of protectionism.
Central African Republic: Three UN peacekeepers killed, fourth injured following helicopter crash
Sep 28, 2019, at 07:42 am
New York: Three peacekeepers were killed and a fourth was severely injured after a helicopter crashed on Friday morning local time, in the west of the Central African Republic, the UN mission to the country (MINUSCA) has confirmed.
Treat climate crisis with ‘greatest urgency’, Bahamas leader tells UN Assembly
Sep 28, 2019, at 07:34 am
New York: Hurricane Dorian, one of the most destructive Atlantic storms ever recorded, “is a generational tragedy” for The Bahamas, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said on Friday.
Sudan at the start of ‘long road to recovery’, UN chief tells high-level meeting
Sep 28, 2019, at 07:08 am
New York: Sudan is now on the long road to socio-economic recovery, following the establishment of a civilian-led government, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told a high-level meeting on Friday, at UN Headquarters in New York.
Modi meets Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on UNGA sidelines
Sep 28, 2019, at 01:48 am
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina here on the margins of the High Level Segment of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly on Friday and expressed their zero tolerance to terrorism and violent extremism.
Sep 27, 2019, at 06:18 pm
New York: At a time when PM Imran Khan is expected to deliver his speech at the UN General Assembly in New York, several activists at the receiving end of atrocities by Pakistani Army and its spy agency ISI, including those seeking freedom of Sindh and Balochistan regions, have raised their voices against the South Asian nation and its government.
Sep 27, 2019, at 04:20 pm
New York: Somalia is “the perfect example of the success of the multilateral system,” President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed told the UN General Assembly on Thursday, while acknowledging that the Horn of Africa country still needed international and regional support and cooperation, particularly to deal with threats from Al-Shabab.
Iran cannot be allowed to develop nuclear weapons: Israeli Foreign Minister
Sep 27, 2019, at 04:16 pm
New York: The international community must join together to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, the Foreign Minister of Israel told the UN General Assembly on Thursday evening.
Sep 27, 2019, at 04:14 pm
New York: As a United Nations Member State more than two deacades, Thursday was the first time the Republic of North Macedonia addressed the General Assembly under its settled-upon name after “a 27-year-old difference with Greece”.
Patriotism must have global dimension, says EU’s Donald Tusk
Sep 27, 2019, at 10:29 am
New York: The suggestion by some earlier this week at the UN that there is an immanent conflict between patriotism and globalism “is false and dangerous, even if it has many followers and powerful propagators,” European Council President said on Thursday.
DR Congo President outlines vision for a ‘more representative’ UN Security Council
Sep 27, 2019, at 10:23 am
New York: With Africa at the centre of many global challenges, it is time for the continent to have a seat in the UN Security Council, the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) told world leaders on Thursday.