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Haitian leader supports creating UN-led mission to quell country’s gang violence

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Haitian leader supports creating UN-led mission to quell country’s gang violence 26 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Edgar Leblanc Fils, President of the Presidential Council of the Transition of Haiti, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session. Haiti is becoming more resilient, but can only fully recover with international solidarity, Edgard Leblanc…

Nepal’s Prime Minister highlights climate crisis, global inequality at UNGA

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Nepal’s Prime Minister highlights climate crisis, global inequality at UNGA 26 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe KP Sharma Oli, Prime Minister of Nepal, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session. The world is at a historic watershed moment, Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, with the contrasts…

Sudanese leader denounces ‘devastating aggression’ being waged by rebels against his country

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Sudanese leader denounces ‘devastating aggression’ being waged by rebels against his country 26 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan Abdelrahman Al-Burhan, President of the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session. The President of the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan told the UN General…

Lebanon escalation: UN boosts support at border with Syria

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon escalation: UN boosts support at border with Syria 25 September 2024 © UNHCR/Vadim Makheev Since the intensification of the Israeli bombings in Lebanon, thousands of people have crossed into Syria. The serious escalation in hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel has forced “tens of thousands” of people to flee their homes in Lebanon, including Syrian refugees, leaving border…

Island nations unite at UN: ‘Empty pledges’ will not save future generations

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Island nations unite at UN: ‘Empty pledges’ will not save future generations 25 September 2024 © UNICEF/Vlad Sokhin Children in a Pacific Island stand in an area heavily affected by sea level rise and coastal erosion. As wars and crises dominate global headlines, leaders from small island developing States used the UN General Assembly platform to sound the alarm on climate change – their…

UN chief to G20 ministers: Collaboration key to a sustainable future

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief to G20 ministers: Collaboration key to a sustainable future 25 September 2024 © UNICEF/Frank Dejongh Una adolescente de Costa de Marfil sostiene un panel solar que está estudiando como parte de un curso sobre energías renovables. As foreign ministers from the G20 group of industrialised nations met on Wednesday to discuss sustainability and justice issues, the UN chief urged global…

Sudan crisis: Top ministers meet in New York in call for concerted action

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan crisis: Top ministers meet in New York in call for concerted action 25 September 2024 © UNHCR/Aymen Alfadil Women carry their belongings across muddy ground at a gathering site for internally displaced people near Kassala, Sudan. With war raging in Sudan and no end in sight to the catastrophic hunger crisis it has created, UN agencies and Member States meeting at the General Assembly…

Security Council ‘must spare no effort’ to unite and push for peace

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council ‘must spare no effort’ to unite and push for peace 25 September 2024 UNMISS Vietnamese women UN peacekeepers serving in South Sudan line up at a medal ceremony. (file) In a world where peace is “never automatic”, leadership is essential on the part of the UN Security Council which must find better ways to unite in the face of gridlock, the UN chief said on Wednesday…

Stop global warming to turn the tide on sea level rise: UN Assembly President

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Stop global warming to turn the tide on sea level rise: UN Assembly President 25 September 2024 © UNICEF/Arimacs Wilander A mosque is partially submerged in the Muara Baru neighbourhood of North Jakarta, Indonesia. With global sea level rising faster than at any time over the last 3,000 years, UN Member States met on Wednesday to examine how best to address this existential threat.…

Protecting civilians must be our ‘North Star’, says French President Macron

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Protecting civilians must be our ‘North Star’, says French President Macron 25 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe President Emmanuel Macron of France addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session. President Emmanuel Macron of France deplored on Wednesday what he saw as deepening divisions among the world’s nations, telling the General Assembly that effective…