On day two of UN General Assembly’s annual debate, it’s multilateralism all the way
Sep 27, 2018, at 02:10 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): From trade to climate change to development and fighting diseases, world leaders mounted the podium of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday to deliver a ringing endorsement of multilateralism, singling out a strengthened UN as the prime tool for improving humanity’s lot.
From UN Assembly podium, Central African Republic leader appeals for lifting arms embargo
Sep 27, 2018, at 02:07 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Central African Republic (CAR) Head of State Faustin Touadera on Wednesday thanked the world body for helping to restore stability in his country, but also called for the complete lifting of the UN Security Council arms embargo affecting its army.
Colombian President calls for international support to ensure success of ‘fragile’ peace process
Sep 27, 2018, at 01:50 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): Describing himself as part of a new generation of Colombians, President Iván Duque Márquez told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday that in the wake of the two-year old peace deal, his country was uniting around shared objectives, building a path of progress with democratic institutions.
Sep 27, 2018, at 01:46 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): With Africa absorbing the most United Nations peacekeeping missions, King Mswati III, of Eswatini, said the continent’s voice must be featured “prominently and permanently” at the UN, advocating for increased participation of Africa in the work of the world Organization, particularly the Security Council.
UK’s May stresses global cooperation at UN General Assembly
Sep 27, 2018, at 01:43 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May warned world leaders at the United Nations on Wednesday that only global cooperation can tackle global challenges such as climate change and unequal economic growth, avoiding the pitfalls of totalitarianism, war, and intolerance that marked the last century.
In UN address, Ukraine President denounces Russia's ‘aggressive expansionist policies’
Sep 27, 2018, at 01:40 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): Devoting most of his speech before the United Nations General Assembly to castigating Russia for what he said was its “2014 annexation of Crimea” and backing separatists fighting in the Ukraine’s east, Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine, said that only international action will stop Moscow’s “aggressive expansionist policies.”
Yemen in the grip of war imposed by Iran-backed militia, country’s President tells UN assembly
Sep 27, 2018, at 01:36 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): The Yemeni Government is striving to restore peace, security and stability and provide essential services to its people, while the country remains gripped by a war imposed by Iran- and Hizbullah-backed armed militias, Yemen’s President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi Mansour told world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday.
UN chief celebrates spirit of hope in Mali, calls for greater international support
Sep 27, 2018, at 01:23 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): Climate change, poverty, violence… As countless challenges hamper the stability and development of Mali and the Sahel region, a high-level event on Wednesday explored progress made in the implementation of the UN Support Plan for the Sahel (UNSS), and galvanized renewed commitment for the Malian peace process initiated in 2015.
Korean Peninsula entering ‘era of peace and prosperity,’ Republic of Korea President tells UN
Sep 27, 2018, at 01:21 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): With a self-proclaimed “sense of urgency and excitement,” Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea, told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday that “something miraculous has taken place on the Korean Peninsula,” namely, reunification efforts.
Governments urged to ‘do the hard work’ to better manage global migration
Sep 27, 2018, at 01:19 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): As world leaders met at the United Nations on Wednesday to discuss the first global agreement designed to better manage international migration, a leading voice on migrants’ rights urged them to “do the hard work” of turning words into action.
Capitalism’s greed fomenting terrorism, hurting sustainable development, asserts Cuban President
Sep 27, 2018, at 01:14 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): The consequences of capitalism, imperialism and neoliberalism are not only manifesting in fascism and conflicts around the globe, they are also diverting much needed resources which could have helped implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development or address climate change impacts, the Cuban President told world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly.
Sep 27, 2018, at 01:12 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): With more years of peace than the preceding years of war “Liberia has finally turned the corner”, the country’s President told world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly, pledging his efforts to consolidate the nation’s achievements and bring peace dividends to all Liberians.
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Sep 27, 2018, at 08:44 am
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): Ensuring Sustainable development and surmounting the ‘devastating impacts’ of climate change were on the top of the agenda at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, where King Tupou VI of Tonga was joined by a host of other Pacific Island leaders calling for action on what they saw as “the defining issue of our time”.
-1538017822.jpg "At UN Assembly, Mali’s president gives heartfelt thanks for UN’s help in bringing stability")
At UN Assembly, Mali’s president gives heartfelt thanks for UN’s help in bringing stability
Sep 27, 2018, at 08:41 am
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, whose West African country has benefitted from a 15,000-strong United Nations Stabilization Force (MINUSMA) to bring peace after Tuareg rebels and militant Islamists devastated its northern and central regions, mounted the General Assembly podium on Wednesday to thank the world Organization for “its immense and multi-dimensional” support.
Sep 27, 2018, at 08:37 am
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): Although Lebanon ‘is groping our way to rise from consecutive crises’, President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday that his country was being buffeted by regional crises and called on the United Nations to show global leadership by taking action to resolve conflicts in the Middle East.
UN hails Human Rights Declaration as tool for conflict and poverty prevention
Sep 27, 2018, at 08:35 am
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): As the world celebrates the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) this year, the United Nations General Assembly dedicated a high-level event on Wednesday, to discussing how respect for human rights in societies can help advance peace and sustainable development.
UN’s Guterres on climate change: ‘We need to do more and we need to do it quicker’
Sep 27, 2018, at 08:32 am
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): As governments prepare to meet later this year for the next round of climate talks, Secretary-General António Guterres today underscored the need to speed up action on an issue that is “the absolute priority” for the United Nations.
Debt-fuelled ‘economic sugar-rush’ in US spells danger, despite world growth: UN trade report
Sep 27, 2018, at 08:26 am
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): The world’s economy remains on “shaky ground”, overshadowed by escalating trade tariffs and an unpredictable financial climate dominated by debt-fuelled growth, UN experts said on Wednesday.
Sep 27, 2018, at 08:22 am
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): Empathy, equality, and efficiency should be the hallmarks of the work of the United Nations, Kersti Kaljulaid, the President of Estonia, told the General Assembly today as she set out her country’s vision for addressing global challenges such as migration, climate change and the shrinking space for free trade.
Shun unilateral action, embrace multilateralism, Namibian President urges at UN Assembly
Sep 27, 2018, at 08:14 am
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): Warning that the world seems to be drifting away from dialogue and towards unilateral action – at great peril to very fundamental tenets of democracy – the President of Namibia called on world leaders, gathered at the United Nations General Assembly, to embrace multilateralism.
Time has come to rid the world of nuclear weapons, UN officials stress
Sep 27, 2018, at 08:11 am
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): The time has come to make tangible progress to rid the world of nuclear weapons, top United Nations officials stressed today, citing the grave threat posed by such weapons to global security.
Time has come to rid the world of nuclear weapons, UN officials stress
Sep 27, 2018, at 07:10 am
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): The time has come to make tangible progress to rid the world of nuclear weapons, top United Nations officials stressed today, citing the grave threat posed by such weapons to global security.
Analysis of billions of Twitter words reveals how American English develops
Sep 26, 2018, at 05:17 pm
London, Sept 26 (IBNS): New words in American English tend to develop in five regional linguistic ‘hotspots’ before spreading across the United States and beyond, a new study reveals.
At UN Assembly, Japanese Prime Minister defends free trade
Sep 26, 2018, at 11:23 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Addressing world leaders at the General Assembly’s annual general debate, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a strong case for free trade, highlighting its benefits for countries with little natural resources.
Sep 26, 2018, at 11:17 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Deploring what he saw as a “deep crisis” of the traditional international order, French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday warned from the rostrum of the United Nations General Assembly against the temptation towards unilateralism and pleaded for a “new global balance”, crafted by all countries working together.
No country can solve its challenges ‘in isolation,’ Gambia President tells UN Assembly
Sep 26, 2018, at 11:13 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Amid complex global multilateral challenges, Adama Barrow, President of the Gambia, told the United Nations Assembly on Tuesday that “no country can thrive or solve all its challenges in isolation.”
Sep 26, 2018, at 11:08 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): The nations losing out the most in a world not governed by laws or the founding principles of United Nations, are developing countries, the President of Egypt told leaders at the General Assembly on Tuesday, outlining priorities that must be addressed to meet the aspirations of people everywhere.
Nigerian President calls for global action on climate change, Lake Chad crisis
Sep 26, 2018, at 11:05 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): A variety of “festering” causes and effects surround crises around the world, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, said on Tuesday, speaking on the first day of the high-level portion of the United Nations General Assembly’s annual general debate.
Violence against the LGBTI community: UN focuses on ‘need to challenge hatred’
Sep 26, 2018, at 11:02 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): As the United Nations celebrates 70 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a high-level event on extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary killings of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex (LGBTI) persons around the world, heard event moderator and Executive Director of OutRight Action International, Jessica Stern, describe the challenges facing the community as nothing short of a “global crisis”.
UN Chief joins world leaders in calling for greater investment in Africa’s young people
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:59 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday joined world leaders in calling for greater investment in jobs for young people in Africa, calling them the continent’s “greatest asset.”