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‘If we act together,’ we can overcome global challenges – UN Assembly President
24 September 2024
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General Assembly Philémon Yang Yang addresses the opening of the general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 79th session.
In a powerful address to the UN General Assembly, the 193-member body’s President, Philémon Yang said the annual high-level debate “remains one of the…
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‘We won’t be silent as apartheid is perpetrated against others’ – South Africa
24 September 2024
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President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 79th session.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday told the UN General Assembly that his nation had benefited from a wave of international solidarity in the battle…
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UN paralyzed, crises piling up, world leaders ‘going around in circles’, says Brazil’s Lula
24 September 2024
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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 79th session.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday called for a major overhaul of the United Nations, including a critical examination of the…
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Qatar will continue to mediate for peace in Gaza, Amir Al Thani tells world leaders
24 September 2024
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Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session.
The international community bears responsibility for its failure to stop the catastrophe in Gaza, the Amir of Qatar told world…
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Guterres to world leaders: Stay committed to UN development goals
24 September 2024
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SDGs signs displayed at UNHQ in New York.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for finance, climate action and peace to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline.…
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Gaza crisis reveals ‘true nature’ of Israeli regime, Iranian President says
24 September 2024
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President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 79th session.
The President of Iran told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday that the past year revealed to the world the true nature of the Israeli regime…
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Torture ‘a common and acceptable practice’ in Ukraine war, UN investigators say
23 September 2024
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Erik Møse, Chairperson of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine and during a Human Rights Council special session.
Russian authorities are using torture “with a sense of impunity” in the ongoing war in Ukraine, the UN Human Rights Council in…
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UN Assembly President urges nations to sustain momentum from Summit of the Future
23 September 2024
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Philemon Yang (at podium and on screens), President of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, addresses the opening of the Summit of the Future on 22 September 2024.
The President of the UN General Assembly urged all nations to sustain their momentum…
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Dramatic uptick in violence as Guterres voices grave alarm at Lebanon-Israel escalation
23 September 2024
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Destruction in Hebbariyeh village in southern Lebanon resulted from hostilities across the Blue Line.
Tensions continued to ratchet up in the Middle East on Monday with reports of scores of retaliatory Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon which have…
