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At UN, Salva Kiir calls for support to help restore peace, ease humanitarian crisis in neighboring Sudan
21 September 2023
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Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session.
President Salva Kiir of South Sudan on Thursday appealed to the international community to push harder for peace in…
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European Council President says it’s time to put multilateralism back on solid ground
21 September 2023
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Charles Michel, President of the European Council of the European Union, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session.
The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, appealed on Thursday to the international community to protect the…
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Central African Republic leader slams West for looting Africa’s wealth, sparking today’s migrant crisis
21 September 2023
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Faustin Archange Touadera, Head of State of the Central African Republic, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session.
The President of the Central African Republic on Thursday accused Western countries of triggering a migration…
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This ‘hideous occupation’ will not last, Abbas tells UN Assembly
21 September 2023
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President Mahmoud Abbas of the State of Palestine addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday, stating that those who think peace can prevail in the Middle East without the Palestinian…
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World News in Brief: Afghan rights, Armenia-Azerbaijan ceasefire, road safety campaign
20 September 2023
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Two Afghan women walk near an ancient mosque in western Herat province.
Afghanistan’s de facto authorities have been using torture as a tool to extract confessions from prisoners, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Wednesday…
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On UNGA margins, world leaders bolster bedrock of international law
20 September 2023
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Vulnerable to the escalating ocean temperatures caused by climate change, sea turtles face a heightened risk in their natural habitats.
At the heart of global diplomacy within the iconic UN Headquarters in New York, another significant yet often less featured deliberation is unfolding this…
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Health chief hails ‘historic milestone’ in race to avert next pandemic
20 September 2023
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Wearing a full protective suit, a women doctor leading volunteer health workers attending to COVID-19 patients and persons under investigation at a community hospital in the Philippines. (2020 photo)
UN Member States on Wednesday pledged to prevent a repeat of the devastating…
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Zelenskyy says Russia's Security Council veto undermines world body
20 September 2023
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, addresses the Security Council.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday called for expanding the UN Security Council and reforming the right of veto granted to its permanent members, in his first in-person address around the…
