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Despite Rohingya crisis, Bangladesh is ‘development miracle'
Saturday, 28 September 2019, 1:21 pm | UN News
Despite global turbulence and economic uncertainty, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh told the General Assembly on Friday evening that her country has often been cited as a “development miracle”. More >>
'We may be small islands, but no man is an island’
Saturday, 28 September 2019, 1:19 pm | UN News
“All of us from small islands can relate to the word’s perception of us, as small islands”, but rather than treating them as distant vessels, imagine instead “an undivided Pacific, connected by an ocean highway.” That was the plea to world leaders ... More >>
Pakistan’s Khan warns of all-out conflict amid tension
Saturday, 28 September 2019, 1:13 pm | UN News
In a fiery address on Friday to the UN General Assembly , Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan, warned of an all-out conflict with neighboring India, saying that there will be a “bloodbath” once India lifts its nearly two-month long curfew in disputed ... More >>
Nauru President warns of ‘economic Armageddon'
Friday, 27 September 2019, 10:54 am | UN News
Climate change is putting Pacific tuna fish stocks at risk, potentially creating an “economic Armageddon” for Nauru, President Lionel Aingimea warned the UN General Assembly on Thursday. More >>
Elimination of nuclear weapons ‘only real way’ to allay fear
Friday, 27 September 2019, 9:37 am | UN News
Progress made in reducing the danger posed by nuclear arsenals has not only come to a halt, “it is going in reverse”, and any use of a nuclear weapon in the future would ignite “a humanitarian catastrophe.” More >>
Patriotism must have global dimension, says EU’s Donald Tusk
Friday, 27 September 2019, 9:04 am | UN News
The suggestion by some earlier this week at the UN that there is an immanent conflict between patriotism and globalism “is false and dangerous , even if it has many followers and powerful propagators,” European Council President said on Thursday. More >>
DR Congo President outlines vision for Security Council
Friday, 27 September 2019, 9:03 am | UN News
With Africa at the centre of many global challenges, it is time for the continent to have a seat in the UN Security Council, the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) told world leaders on Thursday. More >>
At UN Abbas rejects Israeli ‘arrogance’
Friday, 27 September 2019, 9:02 am | UN News
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday denounced what he called “arrogance and aggression” by the Israeli Government and called on the United Nations to push harder for the two-state solution to resolve the conflict. More >>
Earth’s oceans and frozen spaces paying price for climate
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 9:41 am | UN News
Our oceans and frozen spaces have been “taking the heat” for global warming for decades, climate experts said on Wednesday , warning that without a radical change in human behaviour, hundreds of millions of people could suffer from rising sea levels, ... More >>
At UN, Iran proposes ‘coalition for hope’
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 8:40 am | UN News
The Gulf region is “on the edge of collapse”, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told world leaders on Wednesday at the annual high-level segment of the United Nations General Assembly , saying that “a single blunder can fuel a big fire”. More >>
‘Childhood is changing, and so must we’, UNICEF declares
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 8:30 am | UN News
Since its adoption 30 years ago, the milestone Convention of the Rights of the Child and its near universal membership has created “unprecedented international solidarity around children’s rights,'' the Secretary-General said at a commemorative event ... More >>
In ‘world of disquiet’, UN must deliver for the people
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 9:48 am | UN News
We are living in “a world of disquiet”, the United Nations chief told the High-level session of the General Assembly on Tuesday, urging the Heads of States present to advance “common good” while upholding “shared humanity and values”. More >>
Nigeria must act to stop housing crisis and forced evictions
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 9:28 am | UN News
In Nigeria, homeless and other vulnerable people are being “rounded up” by police, “persecuted” and evicted, amid a massive housing crisis, a UN-appointed independent rights expert said on Tuesday. More >>
Trump says countries have ‘absolute right’ to protect border
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 9:27 am | UN News
The path to peace and a better world “begins at home,” United States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, urging countries to look after their own interests on issues like trade, people smuggling and illegal immigration, and denouncing “open ... More >>
Brazilian President speaks out against ‘media lies’
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 9:26 am | UN News
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro spoke out against what he characterized as “media lies” about the Amazon and alleged manipulation of the indigenous people who live there. More >>
Tanzania urged to provide information on suspected Ebola
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 9:20 am | UN News
Authorities in Tanzania have been urged by the UN to supply further information about the death of an individual from suspected Ebola Virus Disease earlier this month in the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam. More >>
UN welcomes ‘most comprehensive agreement ever’ on health
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 9:23 am | UN News
Describing it as an “important landmark” on our “journey to health for all”, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday welcomed the UN Political Declaration on universal health coverage, or UHC, which commits countries to advance towards ... More >>
Hate speech exacerbating societal, racial tensions
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 8:51 am | UN News
Hate speech, both online and offline, has “exacerbated societal and racial tensions, inciting attacks with deadly consequences around the world”, according to an open letter released on Monday by nearly two dozen independent United Nations experts. More >>
Greta Thunberg tells world leaders ‘you are failing us’
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 8:33 am | UN News
Speaking at the beginning of the UN’s Climate Action Summit on Monday, the 16-year-old acclaimed climate activist Greta Thunberg, was unsparing in her criticism of world leaders, telling them that they are still “not mature enough to tell it like it ... More >>
Afghans entitled to live ‘free from fear, intimidation’
Wednesday, 18 September 2019, 9:37 am | UN News
All Afghans have the right to live “free from fear, intimidation and violence”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement on Tuesday strongly condemning two suicide attacks, which left dozens dead. More >>
