New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Mutual respect for different faiths and cultures is the “bedrock†of a world at peace and “prerequisite†for achieving many of the goals to which humankind and the United Nations aspire, the General Assembly was told on Friday.
UN General Assembly President hails annual debate as 'historic and seminal'
New York, Oct 4 (IBNS)The United Nations General Assembly wound up its 70th annual General Debate today, attended by the highest number of Heads of State and Government ever, with Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft calling it a “historic†event crowned by the "truly seminal commitment" to achieving ambitious new development goals by 2030.
UN envoy leads call for action, resources to ensure meaningful role for youths in policy talks
Baku, Oct 28 (IBNS): Meeting for the first time since arriving in Azerbaijan for the United Nations-backed Global Forum on Youth Policies, dozens of youth experts and activists today deliberated a "common narrative" that will best engage other stakeholders and help transform youth policy rhetoric into solid reality.
UN General Assembly's 69th general debate kicks off Wednesday
New York, Sept 24 (IBNS) The United Nations General Assembly’s annual high-level debate officially kicks off Wednesday, but this year, more than 120 leaders have already spent a day focusing on the existential threat of climate change and getting a head start on an agenda dominated by an unprecedented number of challenges facing the world on Tuesday .