Biden to deliver final speech to U.N. General Assembly as president
A senior administration official said President Biden's speech before the United Nations General Assembly will be a chance to ...
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Trudeau to attend General Assembly where Biden set to make final UN speech
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to attend the opening of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, where ...
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‘Posturing and virtue signalling’: Observers expect little progress at annual UN general assembly
Critics have said the international body is failing in its central mission of maintaining peace, as bloodshed intensifies in ...
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Parsing the Philippines’ ‘Pivot’ to China Under Rodrigo Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, right, is shown the way by Chinese President Xi Jinping before a signing ceremony in ...
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What’s the UN’s new ‘Pact for the Future’, and why did Russia oppose it?
Russia and Iran were among seven nations to oppose the “Pact for the Future”, but they failed to prevent the document from proceeding during the summit that ran on Sunday and Monday. Let’s take a look ...
Comment: The Global Goals are a litmus test for human progress, and we are failing. Here’s how to get back on track
The pressing question facing us all as citizens of the planet is what are the consequences of failing to meet an agreement ...
New Yorkers Brace for Gridlock and Headaches as U.N. Convenes
The U.N. General Assembly brings scores of world leaders to Manhattan’s East Side each year. Residents are concerned about ...
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Youth activists plan protests to demand action on climate as big events open in NYC
Activists are gearing up for protests around the world to demand action on climate change just as a pair of major weeklong ...
World leaders meet under shadow of global divisions, 3 wars, and possible Mideast conflict
World leaders will open their annual meeting at the UN General Assembly Tuesday under the shadow of increasing global ...
Japan asks China to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens after a schoolboy was fatally stabbed
Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa has asked her Chinese counterpart to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens there ...
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Prof Yunus in New York with high-profile meetings lined up on UNGA sidelines
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus arrived in New York yesterday night (NY Time) to attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) with a series of high-profile meetings lined up on the ...
Unversed in UNGA? Stumped by SDGs? Here’s a handy glossary of UN General Assembly meeting lingo
The U.N. General Assembly’s yearly meeting of world leaders is here. And with it comes an array of acronyms, abbreviations, ...