General Assembly
-
Migrants and Refugees
Rohingya plight in Myanmar, a ‘test for humanity’
“Houses burned. Neighbours killed. Hope vanishing.” With those stark words, General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock opened a high-level UN conference…
Read More » -
UN Affairs
‘Hot debates about hot topics’, a strength not a weakness, says UNGA80 president
Over 190 world leaders spoke from the General Assembly podium during high-level week – underscoring the UN’s enduring relevance as…
Read More » -
UN Affairs
‘House of diplomacy and dialogue’: UN wraps up high-level week with calls for peace, climate action and reform
The United Nations remains “the house of diplomacy and dialogue” in a divided world, General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said…
Read More » -
Law and Crime Prevention
Intensifying threat looms large as UN highlights the world’s growing nuclear arsenals
The UN Secretary General on Friday warned a high-level meeting in New York focused on ridding the world of nuclear…
Read More » -
Women
High-level week opens with celebration of women’s empowerment
Only the fifth woman to preside over the UN General Assembly in its 80-year history has praised the courage of…
Read More » -
Women
30 years of advancing gender equality: Achievements, setbacks, and the road ahead
In the three decades since the groundbreaking Beijing Declaration on women’s rights was adopted by the nations of the world,…
Read More » -
SDGs
UNGA hosts first ever development finance summit to boost SDGs
The words inclusivity, resilience, reforms – and many more coloured in green and blue – provided a bold, digital backdrop…
Read More » -
SDGs
UN’s Guterres to world leaders: Choose peace and cooperation over chaos
The UN Secretary-General opened the General Assembly high-level debate with a stark message: the world is awash with overlapping crises…
Read More » -
SDGs
Guterres pushes leaders to ‘turn the tide’ on global crises during high-stakes UNGA week
Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a stark call to world leaders on the eve of the United Nations General Assembly’s…
Read More » -
Europe
‘Do not submit to a world ruled by brute force,’ Denmark urges world leaders at UN
Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Monday, Danish Ambassador Christina Markus Lassen warned that the “collective inability” of the…
Read More »