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What happened Thursday at UNGA: Gaza crisis tops discussions; Africa pushes for Security Council reform; leaders act against ‘superbugs’

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home What happened Thursday at UNGA: Gaza crisis tops discussions; Africa pushes for Security Council reform; leaders act against ‘superbugs’ 26 September 2024 UN Photo/Mark Garten Journalists wait for a world leader's stakeout at UN Headquarters. At the UN on Thursday, world leaders urged a concerted diplomatic drive to end the war in Gaza and to avert further escalation in the region.…

$1.5 billion commitment for education and skills training in lower-middle-income countries

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home $1.5 billion commitment for education and skills training in lower-middle-income countries 26 September 2024 © UNIC Pakistan Today, globally, some 250 million children are out of school. A new $1.5 billion investment, announced on Thursday, will boost education and skills development for millions of the world’s children and youth most in need.…

‘We have failed the people of Gaza,’ Guterres tells ministers

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘We have failed the people of Gaza,’ Guterres tells ministers 26 September 2024 © UNRWA An UNRWA-run school, which was converted into a shelter, was severely damaged by previous strikes. (file) The UN agency that supports Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is the only “outpost of hope” left in the hellscape that is Gaza, the UN Secretary-General told a high-level ministerial meeting on Thursday in…

Abbas dismisses ‘Israeli lies’, tells world leaders entire generations being wiped out in Gaza

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Abbas dismisses ‘Israeli lies’, tells world leaders entire generations being wiped out in Gaza 26 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, addressed world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, stressing that…

Governments urged to ‘stop gambling with humanity’s future’ and eliminate nuclear weapons

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Governments urged to ‘stop gambling with humanity’s future’ and eliminate nuclear weapons 26 September 2024 © ICAN/Darren Ornitz On 26 November 2023, campaigners in New York joined people all around the world on the Global Day of Action against nuclear weapons. World leaders, senior government officials and civil society representatives joined forces at UN Headquarters on Thursday to…

Exert more pressure to dry up funding for Houthi militias, Yemeni leader tells UN

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Exert more pressure to dry up funding for Houthi militias, Yemeni leader tells UN 26 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi, President of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session. The Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen called on Thursday for increased international…

‘At this very moment the future of Lebanon’s people is imperiled’, Foreign Minister tells UN

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘At this very moment the future of Lebanon’s people is imperiled’, Foreign Minister tells UN 26 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib of Lebanon addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session. The Foreign Minister of Lebanon on Thursday said that the crisis in his country demanded urgent international action as Israeli attacks…

Calls by African leaders for equitable representation on UN Security Council gain momentum

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Calls by African leaders for equitable representation on UN Security Council gain momentum 26 September 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Member State delegates at the general debate of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly. The call for a more inclusive and representative Security Council resonated loud and clear at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, as African leaders demanded global…

‘This is the moment for peace, progress, equality’: UK Prime Minister

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘This is the moment for peace, progress, equality’: UK Prime Minister 26 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session. From Gaza to Ukraine and beyond, the vast majority of humanitarian needs are driven by conflict – a catastrophe made by human hands – that is turning the…

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

6 months 4 weeks 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…