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Attempt to defeat Russia a ‘suicidal escapade’, Lavrov warns Ukraine and the West
28 September 2024
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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of the Russian Federation addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session.
Ukraine’s hope of defeating Russia on the battlefield is senseless given that Moscow holds nuclear weapons and any effort by the NATO…
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Indian minister says ‘we can change the world for the better’
28 September 2024
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Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar of India addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session.
India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said the world stands fractious, polarized and frustrated amid war, unfair trade practices, climate change…
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As challenges mount across the globe, ‘the world needs the UN’, Egypt says
28 September 2024
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Foreign Minister Badr Ahmed Mohamed Abdelatty of Egypt addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session.
Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Minister Badr Ahmed Mohamed Abdelatty said it is time to “ring the alarm bells” as the international system is currently…
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Violations of UN Charter and international law now ‘facts of life’, Cuban Foreign Minister says
28 September 2024
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Foreign Minister Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla of Cuba addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session.
The Foreign Minister of Cuba expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people, and highlighted global challenges such as…
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Terrorists and their foreign sponsors, though ‘weakened’ still pose a threat, Mali minister warns
28 September 2024
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Deputy Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maiga of Mali addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session.
The Deputy Prime Minister of Mali outlined on Saturday the steps the Government has taken to rebuild trust among the country’s…
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Saudi Arabia promotes ‘appeasement and development’ in the Middle East and beyond
28 September 2024
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Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session.
The Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia highlighted the country’s work to support peace efforts in the region and beyond in his…
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Lebanon crisis: Guterres urges parties to ‘step back from the brink’
28 September 2024
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on polio in Gaza.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed grave concern on Saturday over the dramatic escalation of events in Lebanon's capital, Beirut, in the past 24 hours…
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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concludes Seventy-Sixth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Albania, Cyprus, Honduras, Iceland, Kyrgyzstan, Malawi and Poland
27 September 2024
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The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its seventy-sixth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Albania, Cyprus, Honduras,…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
27 September 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Lebanon, representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, and UN Women.War…
