Venezuela seeking rebirth after political crisis and devastating earthquakes, President tells UN
Addressing the General Assembly, President Rodríguez said her country had endured two major tests in 2026: a political crisis linked to a dispute with...
Equality ‘ends at the doors of the Security Council’, Kenya’s Ruto tells General Assembly
Addressing the General Debate, Mr. Ruto said Kenya spoke “not from despair in this institution, but from conviction in its possibilities”, adding that “multilateralism...
Rohingya refugees deserve a future beyond survival, not endless displacement
Against this backdrop, senior UN officials on Wednesday renewed calls for a durable solution that would enable Rohingya refugees to return home safely and...
LIVE: OpenAI and Anthropic brief Security Council amid ‘real and imminent’ threat posed by...
The Security Council has been briefed by some of the world's top AI executives on the huge benefits and huge risks the frontier technology...
Guterres calls on countries to set clear timelines for transition away from fossil fuels
Key pointsG20 countries, responsible for around 80 per cent of global emissions, must lead the transitionClimate finance should reach $1.3 trillion a year by...
Zelenskyy urges stronger pressure on Russia, warns war’s impact is spreading beyond Ukraine
Addressing the UN General Assembly’s annual debate, the President said the war “must be ended” and maintained that Russian President Vladimir Putin remains its...
LIVE: Climate change is here – What happens next is still in our hands
El Niño is strengthening in a world that is already hotter, raising the risk of drought, floods and crop losses across some of the...
UN’s ‘sacred covenant has been broken’, Argentina’s Milei tells General Assembly
In his third address to the General Debate, Mr. Milei said he would speak in a “constructive spirit” about three issues: what the organization...
At UN, Pezeshkian turns terrorism accusation back on Iran’s critics
“Those who are terrorists…describe us using that word,” he countered. From the Assembly podium, he held up a picture of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali...
Syria begins ‘new phase of revival’, President Al-Sharaa tells General Assembly
In his second address to the General Debate in New York, he said Syria has begun to reclaim “its place among nations and States”...
Right to development: A blueprint for unmet promises
What you need to know:The declaration broke new ground in the universal struggle for greater human dignity, freedom, equality and justice when the UN...
Security Council LIVE: World leaders debate ongoing war in Ukraine
Five years of war. Another winter closing in. Today, the Security Council once again debates a path to peace – though any resolution still...
UN health agency calls for investment boost to save young lives from cancer
That’s according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO) which on Wednesday released complete country comparable baseline data on five-year survival estimates for lymphoid...
DR Congo Ebola outbreak toll exceeds 3,700 deaths
In an update, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said that in the last 21 days, cases of infection fell by approximately 26 per...
United Kingdom announces action on disinformation and global AI standards
Mr. Burnham said recent years have seen “an industrial-scale assault by hostile actors on the information environment” in both the UK and many of...
When a country goes underwater: Island States fight for their future
Yet, for the people of some low-lying small island States, what is at stake is more than just their houses. Their countries face the...
‘Time is running out’ for Israel-Palestine two-State solution
Key points:Conditions for a viable Palestinian State are being “systematically erased” through Israeli settlement expansion, outposts and rising settler violence in the occupied West...
‘Ask us first’: Children demand a voice on AI’s future
“Today's children are the first generation to grow up with artificial intelligence – yet often the last to be asked for their views,” UN...
Choose international order over ‘law of the jungle’, urges Macron
Addressing the General Assembly he said France was committed to both the UN itself and a revival of multilateralism to “tackle common challenges together”. Don’t...
Qatar: Absence of a regional collective security system is fuelling crisis in the Gulf
Addressing the UN General Assembly, the Emir said that “the essence of the dangerous situation we are witnessing is the absence of a regional...
How El Niño offers a test of whether the world can adapt to a...
A chilly, wet Tuesday morning greeted presidents and prime ministers arriving at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, as the 81st General...
UN rendered unable to fulfil its mission, Turkish President laments before world leaders
“The United Nations, established 81 years ago to maintain international peace and security, is no longer able to fulfil this mission,” Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Diplomacy is the way to address global challenges, Brazil tells General Assembly
Opening this year’s General Debate, the President – known to all as Lula – expressed his indignation at the widespread attacks taking place on...
Time to accept ‘hard truths’ so trust can be rebuilt: General Assembly President
Key points:The UN has grown from 50 Member States in 1945 to 193 today, but survival alone is not evidence of successGlobal military spending...
