South Sudan ‘heading towards lasting peace and stability’, UN General Assembly told
Sep 27, 2019, at 04:10 pm
New York: Through the cooperation of the leaders of South Sudan, First Vice-President Taban Deng Gai on Thursday told the United Nations General Assembly that his country could become “a beacon of hope and peace”.
Nauru President warns of possible climate change ‘economic Armageddon’
Sep 27, 2019, at 04:08 pm
New York: Climate change is putting Pacific tuna fish stocks at risk, potentially creating an “economic Armageddon” for Nauru, President Lionel Aingimea warned the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
Mirrored classroom display highlights scale of massive education crisis
Sep 27, 2019, at 04:01 pm
New York: A non-profit dedicated to exposing the severity of the global education crisis has been inviting delegates to the UN General Assembly inside a tiny mirrored installation this week, to drive home the reality that around 260 million children are missing from classrooms around the world.
African cooperation on peace ‘increasingly strong’, Security Council told
Sep 27, 2019, at 03:57 pm
New York: African countries are building increasingly strong partnerships for advancing peace and security, as well as inclusive sustainable development across the continent, the Security Council heard on Thursday, during a briefing by the UN Secretary-General’s Chef de Cabinet, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti.
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.
Sep 27, 2019, at 10:18 am
New York: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday denounced what he called “arrogance and aggression” by the Israeli Government and called on the United Nations to push harder for the two-state solution to resolve the conflict.
Sep 27, 2019, at 10:11 am
New York: Progress made in reducing the danger posed by nuclear arsenals has not only come to a halt, “it is going in reverse”, and any use of a nuclear weapon in the future would ignite “a humanitarian catastrophe.”
UN chief sets out roadmap to ‘raise ambition’, fund sustainable development
Sep 27, 2019, at 10:06 am
New York: In his opening remarks to the High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development, held at UN headquarters in New York on Thursday, UN chief António Guterres outlined his roadmap for financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the UN’s blueprint for the transition to a healthier planet and a fairer world.
Sep 27, 2019, at 09:59 am
New York: The past 45 years of “unacceptable status quo” has prevented lasting peace and stability in Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades told the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday.
UN shipping agency urges more women to climb aboard, fuel sustainable growth
Sep 27, 2019, at 09:52 am
New York: The historically male-dominated shipping industry should clear the decks for a new generation of women, whose empowerment would help fuel economic growth, and speed up the drive towards “safe, secure, clean and sustainable shipping”.
UN chief urges scaled up response for peace, across troubled Sahel’s region
Sep 26, 2019, at 04:08 pm
New York: Humanitarian and development responses for Mali and Africa’s wider Sahel region “are falling short”, and support must be scaled up to ensure a hopeful future for its people, the Secretary-General told world leaders at a special high level meeting inside UN Headquarters on Wednesday.
Sep 26, 2019, at 04:00 pm
New York: President Faustin-Archange Touadéra of the Central African Republic (CAR), addressing the UN General Assembly’s annual general debate, spotlighted “modest but sure” progress in implementing the landmark peace agreement signed by his Government and 14 armed groups on 6 February 2019.
Sep 26, 2019, at 03:54 pm
New York: “Liberia is a UN success story”, President George Manneh Weah told the annual United Nations high-level generalral debate in New York on Wednesday.
At UN, Iran proposes ‘coalition for hope’ to pull Gulf region from ‘edge of collapse’
Sep 26, 2019, at 03:48 pm
New York: The Gulf region is “on the edge of collapse”, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told world leaders on Wednesday at the annual high-level segment of the United Nations General Assembly, saying that “a single blunder can fuel a big fire”.
Security Council debates closer links between multilateral organizations in Europe and Asia
Sep 26, 2019, at 03:43 pm
New York: Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the move to increase cooperation between the UN and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Wednesday.
Strong leaders care about all people, not just their own citizens, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says at UN
Sep 26, 2019, at 03:38 pm
New York: Advances in weaponry have made the world smaller, which means leaders are not only responsible for the fate of their citizens but of everyone else on the planet, the President of Ukraine told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.
‘Childhood is changing, and so must we’, UNICEF declares, as world marks historic convention
Sep 26, 2019, at 03:32 pm
New York: Since its adoption 30 years ago, the milestone Convention of the Rights of the Child and its near universal membership has created “unprecedented international solidarity around children’s rights,'' the Secretary-General said at a commemorative event an UN Headquarters on Wednesday.
Sep 26, 2019, at 03:31 pm
New York: United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday evening focused his address at the UN mainly on the looming threat of artificial intelligence run amok, but also made a brief reference to Brexit – comparing the process of the UK’s delayed departure from the European Union to classical Greek mythology.
At UN debate, Japan vows to back global push for inclusive quality education for all girls and women
Sep 26, 2019, at 03:30 pm
New York: If women were able to demonstrate their potential, “the world would sparkle that much more”, the Prime Minister of Japan said on Tuesday evening at the United Nations General Assembly’s annual general debate.
Israeli elections: PM Benjamin Netanyahu asked to form next government
Sep 26, 2019, at 02:58 pm
Jerusalem, Sept 26 (UNI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been asked to form the country's next government by President Reuven Rivlin.
Time to pay up: UN summit to push for development finance breakthrough
Sep 25, 2019, at 05:18 pm
New York: A sustainable global economy – one that preserves the planet and improves lives everywhere – is also a huge opportunity to create new jobs and market opportunities worth trillions of dollars, says the UN. But to make it happen, the international community needs to rapidly scale up investment.
Sep 25, 2019, at 05:15 pm
New York: The world now has “a special opportunity to change the course of development”, the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina told the UN General Assembly’s annual general debate on Tuesday.
Kazakhstan continues to push for a nuclear-free world
Sep 25, 2019, at 04:40 pm
New York: Kazakhstan, the Central Asian country which has renounced nuclear weapons, continued on Tuesday to urge the international community to make a nuclear-free world reality.
At UN, France’s Macron says more ‘political courage’ is needed to face global challenges
Sep 25, 2019, at 04:36 pm
New York: Addressing world leaders at the UN General Assembly's annual high-level debate on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron called for courage, and for politicians to take the risks needed to achieve real solutions to contemporary challenges.
Despite lagging in the Global Goals, Africa can meet the 2030 deadline: Rwandan President
Sep 25, 2019, at 04:28 pm
New York: Although some of the world’s fastest growing economies can be found in Africa, the continent is falling behind in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Rwandan President Paul Kagame told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
Sustainable Development Summit: ‘We must step up our efforts - now’, Guterres declares
Sep 25, 2019, at 03:54 pm
New York: “The 2030 Agenda is coming to life”, declared the UN chief on Tuesday, referring to the blueprint for a healthier planet and a more just world, as he launched the first Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit in New York. However, despite encouraging progress, António Guterres warned that much more needs to be done, and “we must step up our efforts. Now”.
Sep 25, 2019, at 09:55 am
New York: In a world facing “enormous and diverse cross-border challenges”, the Emir of Qatar told the United Nations General Assembly’s high-level session on Tuesday that only international mechanisms can deter violators of international law, ensure sovereignty, prohibit land annexation and prevent armed conflicts through peaceful dispute resolution.
Republic of Korea President proposes DMZ as future ‘peace and cooperation district’ on Peninsula
Sep 25, 2019, at 09:49 am
New York: The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas could be transformed into an “international peace zone” and even included on a UN list of global cultural heritage, world leaders in the UN General Assembly heard on Tuesday.
US President Trump says countries have ‘absolute right’ to protect their borders
Sep 25, 2019, at 09:42 am
New York: The path to peace and a better world “begins at home,” United States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, urging countries to look after their own interests on issues like trade, people smuggling and illegal immigration, and denouncing “open border activists who cloak themselves in the rhetoric of social justice.”