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Pandemic has exposed need for better cooperation mechanisms in crisis situations, Colombian President tells UN
23 September 2020
Facing the coronavirus pandemic, the global community is at an inflection point, which should spur fresh thinking about broader international cooperation and way to ensure a sustainable and fair future for all, Iván Duque, the President of Colombia told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
In a pre-recorded virtual address to the world body’s…
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COVID-19 pandemic should be ‘shock’ to UN, revive multilateral order, France’s Macron tells world leaders
23 September 2020
The coronavirus pandemic requires cooperation between nations and should serve as an “electric shock” to wake up the United Nations, French President Emmanuel Macron stressed on Tuesday during the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate, held virtually this year.
“This crisis, undoubtedly more than any other, requires cooperation, requires the…
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Forgetting lesson of history ‘short-sighted’, Russia’s Putin says, calls for cooperation to tackle health challenges
23 September 2020
Addressing the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called on the international community to strengthen cooperation on a range of pressing issues and praised the UN’s successes, particularly through adherence to the world body’s Charter, in ensuring the post-war peace.
He called for…
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Sign of the times: COVID-19 response and recovery must be accessible says Guterres
22 September 2020
This year’s International Day of Sign Languages is being commemorated in the midst of a pandemic that has “disrupted and upended lives everywhere”, including those of the deaf community, the UN chief said on Wednesday.
In his message for the day, Secretary-General António Guterres expressed encouragement that some countries have been providing public health announcements…
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Iran not a ‘bargaining chip’, President Rouhani tells world leaders at UN
22 September 2020
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.”
Addressing world leaders at the UN General Assembly’s annual debate, the Iranian leader highlighted the 2015 Joint Comprehensive…
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Republic of Korea stresses support for developing nations during COVID-19
22 September 2020
The President of the Republic of Korea has signaled his country’s support to developing nations during the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes ensuring they have equitable access to any vaccines against the deadly new coronavirus.
“It is evident that the UN’s idea of inclusive multilateralism will first be tested by whether it can distribute COVID-19 vaccines to all nations or not…
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South African President warns pandemic has set back African development
22 September 2020
Despite the continent-wide approach taken by African countries to combat COVID-19, the pandemic has set back their development aspirations, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
Speaking via video-link, Mr. Ramaphosa noted that, with resources redirected to fighting the virus, efforts to provide housing, health care, water…
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‘Joint action’ indispensable in addressing global challenges – Emir of Qatar
22 September 2020
As the world enters the threshold of the century’s third decade, it continues to face “emerging and unprecedented challenges”, Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, told the opening session of the UN High-level General Debate on Tuesday.
Amidst regional and international tensions, disarmament, environmental issues, sustainable development, terrorism and other global trials,…
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Myanmar: Mounting child death toll during Rakhine village assaults must end, urges rights expert
22 September 2020
The assaults by security forces in Myanmar on villages in Rakhine state “need to stop”, and a ceasefire should be declared immediately, said the UN independent rights expert on the situation across the country on Tuesday.
Thomas Andrews decried the mounting toll of child casualties: “Serious questions have been raised about whether these children, and growing…
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At UN General Assembly, Philippines’ Duterte denounces groups ‘weaponizing’ human rights
22 September 2020
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.
In an address to world leaders gathered at the UN…
