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Americas
Haiti at ‘watershed moment’, Prime Minister tells UN, urging full backing for security force
Haiti is at a “watershed moment” in its struggle against gang violence and needs sustained international support alongside stronger national…
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Americas
Haitians can’t wait to return home and vote in elections says Prime Minister
“There is a people. A people who can wait no longer. A people waiting to regain security, to return home…
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Americas
Venezuela seeking rebirth after political crisis and devastating earthquakes, President tells UN
Venezuela is seeking to rebuild after a period of political upheaval and the destruction caused by twin earthquakes earlier this…
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UN Affairs
The Takeaway Day 6: General Debate ends with call to turn words into action
After six days of speeches from the UN General Assembly podium, one word rose above all others: peace. This final…
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UN Affairs
DPR Korea tells UN its nuclear status is ‘irreversible’, rejects outside pressure
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) told the UN General Assembly on Monday that its status as a nuclear-armed…
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UN Affairs
‘Ballot must replace the bullets’, South Sudan tells General Assembly ahead of elections
South Sudan remains committed to holding general elections in December to conclude its transition period, the country’s Permanent Representative to…
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UN Affairs
Sudan tells UN: No imposed solutions to country’s conflict
Sudan’s Foreign Minister addressed the UN General Assembly on Monday in place of Chairperson of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Abdel…
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Climate Change
LIVE: World leaders approve new declaration to tackle rising sea levels
Sea level rise is among the most visible consequences of global warming, but for some countries, it is an imminent…
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SDGs
Could a new global panel defuse inequality’s ‘ticking time bomb’?
What if the world tackled inequality with the same kind of scientific firepower it has brought to the climate crisis?…
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SDGs
Right to development: A blueprint for unmet promises
Ahead of the 40th anniversary of the groundbreaking Declaration on the Right to Development this December, world leaders gathered at…
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