This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the conduct of presidential elections in Afghanistan on 28 September and commended all Afghans “who exercised their democratic voice and upheld their right to vote, braving security concerns”. “[The Secretary-General] congratulates them on their commitment to selecting their […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The future of humanity hinges on full implementation of the 2030 Agenda, if we don’t get there, “we may never see the world that ‘we the peoples of the United Nations’ have long been calling for,” Bocchit Edmond, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. 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. […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The Foreign Minister of Mozambique told the United Nations on Saturday that the world must work harder to reverse the “nefarious consequences of global warming”. Because of its geographic location, Mozambique, said José Condugua António Pacheco, “is considered by some scientists as the second most vulnerable country […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. 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. Some 900,000 mainly Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Organized criminal networks continue to pose a threat to Guinea-Bissau and undermine stability in the West African nation, Foreign Minister Suzi Barbosa said in her speech on Saturday to the UN General Assembly. Although criminal gangs have used the country as a transit point for […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. At the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday, the Foreign Minister of Cuba condemned the United States for imposing blockades and other “criminal, non-conventional measures” that are hindering his country’s progress. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla painted a grim picture of the foreign trade obstacles, banking and financial restrictions, and travel limitations which […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Although terrorism is a “global nightmare which haunts everyone”, some countries have invested in terrorism as a tool to impose their “insidious agendas” on other nations, Syria’s Deputy Prime Minister Walid Al-Moualem told the UN General Assembly on Saturday. Mr. Al-Moualem said terrorists have plagued Syria for more than eight years, causing death, […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. As a precondition for addressing so many of today’s greatest challenges, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, State Secretary of the Holy See, told the United Nations on Saturday morning that “galvanizing effective multilateralism” is one of the most important priorities for the international community. Keenly aware […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. 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 […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The United Nations, and the world, have a moral responsibility “to apply utmost pressure with every tool available … to end the terrorist and aggressive conduct of the Iranian regime,” Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister told the General Assembly on Thursday evening. Although he had planned to speak about Saudi Arabia’s ongoing […]

           UN Photo/Cia Pak Israel Katz, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Intelligence of the State of Israel, addresses the general debate of the 74th session of the General Assembly. This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The international community must join together to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. 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”. “This bilateral difference had serious negative implications, both in the regional and multilateral setting, becoming regretfully infamous […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. 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”. “Last year, I stood here representing a country many skeptics had considered was on the brink of deteriorating into […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. 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. The President said tuna fishing generates $6 billion annually for the handful of small island developing States […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Small island nations are “not sitting idly by” but are emerging as “frontrunners” in the fight against climate change according to Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu, the UN High Representative for Small Island Developing States. On Friday, they will be centre stage during the General Assembly’s […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. 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. Beginning 22 September through the end of next […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. 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. Ms. Viotti recognized […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. A short roundup of events and statements making the news at UN Headquarters on this Thursday, of General Assembly high level week. Palestine refugees ‘need our help now’, urges Guterres, requesting pledges to meet $120 million shortfall The UN agency that supports around 5.4 […]