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.”
At UN Assembly, Mexico says world headed back to isolationism, protectionist systems
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:52 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Addressing world leaders on the first day of United Nations General Assembly’s annual general debate, Enrique Peña Nieto, President of Mexico, warned against isolationism and protectionism, and urged on UN Member States to counter the troubling trends by bolstering multilateralism.
Jordan calls on UN Assembly to take ‘collective action’ over Middle East crisis; Syria conflict
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:50 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): King Adbullah II of Jordan told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that “challenges do not make collective action and mutual respect less important,” and spotlighted the need for all countries to “pull together to get [the Middle East] peace process back on track.”
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:47 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS):The international community needs to go beyond “managing crises” and instead pursue comprehensive and just solutions, guided by international law and norms, if it is to achieve global security and stability, the leader of Qatar said at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.
South Sudan: amid security challenges, aid workers delivering ‘against the odds’
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:45 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Mayen is South Sudanese. He was forced to flee his home when the conflict started in 2013. Five years later, his voice is resonating in one of the conference rooms of United Nations Headquarters in New York, on the margins of the 73rd General Assembly.
Peacekeeping expectations ‘far outstrip resources’: UN chief
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:39 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): “Expectations for peacekeeping have so far outstripped its resources,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told Heads of State and Government on Tuesday, as he opened a High-Level meeting marking the 70th anniversary of UN Peacekeeping operations, at UN Headquarters in New York.
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:33 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): The first Head of State to address the seventy-third general debate of the United Nations General Assembly, Michel Temer, President of Brazil, denounced the rising tide of isolationism, intolerance and unilateralism that was challenging international order.
Sep 26, 2018, at 09:52 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Taking the podium at the United Nations General Assembly’s annual debate, Lenin Moreno Garces, President of Ecuador, opened his address stressing that the principal of “cause and effect” can provide an opportunity for societies to change their circumstances.
Increasing hostilities in Libya taking heavy toll on civilians, warns UN relief official
Sep 26, 2018, at 09:49 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): The top United Nations relief official in Libya has voiced deep alarm at the humanitarian impact of increasing hostilities in Tripoli, which has led over two days to the deaths of 11 people, most of them civilians, and the wounding of 18 others.
Sep 26, 2018, at 09:46 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): With a call to multilateralism and shared work towards sustainable development and equality for all, María Fernanda Espinosa formally inaugurated the seventy-third general debate of the of the United Nations General Assembly.
‘Our future rests in solidarity,’ commitment to rules-based order, UN chief tells world leaders
Sep 26, 2018, at 09:38 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Facing a world where trust – trust in national institutions, trust among States and trust in the rules-based global order – is at a breaking point, Secretary-General António Guterres set the stage for the 73rd general debate of the United Nations with a call to rebuild solidarity, repair broken trust and reinvigorate the spirit of multilateralism.
Instagram co-founders Systrom and Krieger decide to leave firm
Sep 25, 2018, at 04:44 pm
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS): The co-founders of photo-sharing giant Instagram on Tuesday announced they have decided to leave the firm.
Sweden: PM Lofven loses no-confidence
Sep 25, 2018, at 04:17 pm
Stockholm, Sept 25 (IBNS): In a major development in the politics of Sweden, country's PM Stefan Lofven will need to step down after he was defeated in the parliamentary no-confidence vote brought against him by the opposition on Tuesday.
‘Surge in financing’ needed to transform the world: UN chief
Sep 25, 2018, at 09:32 am
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS): A “surge in financing and investments” is needed to achieve the 2030 Agenda, the United Nations plan of action agreed by Member States, to transform the world, the Secretary-General said on Monday.
General Debate kicks off, peacekeeping, human rights for all and South-Sudan
Sep 25, 2018, at 09:29 am
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS): On the occasion of the 73rd General Assembly, the UN is hosting a plethora of events with some of the world’s most prominent leaders and experts, to set the pace on dozens of critical global topics. To help you navigate and make sure you don’t miss out on anything important, here’s the second of our daily UN News guides to what’s going on.
'Humanity cries for justice', ICC President says, underscoring importance of Criminal Court
Sep 25, 2018, at 09:23 am
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS): Amidst a slew of high-level events at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Monday, Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) underscored in an interview with UN News that “humanity cries for justice,” and that “no country can do it alone.”
Private business must be a ‘driving force’ for securing peace, curbing climate change: Guterres
Sep 25, 2018, at 09:20 am
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS): The rate of sustainable development is “too slow” and private business has a major role to play in speeding it up, while also slowing the runaway pace of climate change that threatens the entire world with catastrophe, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Monday.
At UN, countries pledge to be guided by Mandela’s legacy in working for a better world
Sep 25, 2018, at 09:16 am
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS): The United Nations General Assembly on Monday honoured Nelson Mandela with a pledge to build a just, peaceful and prosperous world and to revive the values for which the former South African President and anti-apartheid campaigner stood.
Yemen: Amid major roadblocks, an ‘unprecedented’ response to an unprecedented tragedy
Sep 25, 2018, at 09:09 am
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS): Despite continuing challenges in Yemen, the United Nations and partners have provided a robust humanitarian response to the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, thanks to major donor support. However, as the situation continues to worsen for civilians across the country, aid agencies warned on Monday that international aid efforts must be sustained to avoid a major catastrophe and called for a political end to the conflict.
Youth2030: UN chief launches bold new strategy for young people ‘to lead’
Sep 25, 2018, at 09:05 am
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS): The United Nations Secretary-General launched a new partnership strategy with the world’s 1.8 billion young people on Monday, to help put “their ideas into action”.
Maldives: UN hails peaceful elections, as opposition wins out
Sep 25, 2018, at 08:59 am
New York, Sept 24 (IBNS): The United Nations on Monday commended “the commitment” to democracy in the Indian Ocean republic by voters in the Maldives, after opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih defeated incumbent Abdulla Yameen in Sunday’s presidential elections.
Global spotlight on world drug problem ‘is personal’ for many families, says UN chief
Sep 25, 2018, at 08:48 am
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS): The United Nations focused a global spotlight on the world-wide drug problem during a high-level counter-narcotics event on Monday in which Secretary-General António Guterres flagged that this “is personal.”
Yemen: Tackling the world’s largest humanitarian crisis
Sep 25, 2018, at 08:44 am
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS): With three-quarters of the population requiring some form of basic assistance to survive, the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, now in its fourth year, has reached unprecedented levels of need. On Monday, ahead of the United Nation’s 73rd General Assembly high-level debate, a special event will focus on the humanitarian response across the country, its major achievements and its daily challenges, in an attempt to galvanize more international support.
UN News Daily #UNGA Guide: Mandela Peace Summit, Global Goals, Youth and Yemen
Sep 25, 2018, at 08:41 am
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS): As the United Nations enters its biggest weeks of the year with a plethora of events, speakers and leaders’ meetings, UN News will be preparing a daily guide to help you navigate what’s going on and keep abreast of the world-changing decisions that are made in the hallways of UN headquarters in New York.
Financing the 2030 Agenda: What is it and why is it important?
Sep 25, 2018, at 08:36 am
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS): António Guterres launches his strategy to finance the 2030 Agenda to put the world on a more sustainable path, this 24 September, ahead of the General Assembly’s annual general debate.
Deaf advocate voices importance of sign languages as UN marks first commemoration
Sep 23, 2018, at 04:49 pm
New York, Sept 23 (IBNS): Nyle DiMarco is just a foreigner speaking a different language. That’s how the actor, model and advocate introduces himself to people who have not met a deaf person before.