UN General Assembly

UN chief urges immediate cease-fire in Gaza

10:47 pm May 20, 2021

United Nations: The UN chief is urging an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers at the start of a UN General Assembly emergency meeting. The session is expected to hear from about 100 speakers, including 12 ministers mainly from Arab and Islamic countries. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Thursday’s in-person meeting in the assembly chamber that he and the U.N. Mideast envoy are engaged […]

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

Indian-origin employee at UN announces her candidacy for its Secretary-General

12:27 am February 14, 2021

United Nations: A34-year-old Indian-origin employee at the UN has announced that she is running to be its next Secretary General, throwing her hat in the ring against the world organisation’s current chief Antonio Guterres, saying she refuses to be a bystander and it is now time for a new UN. Arora Akanksha, whose work includes managing audits […]

The U.S. reckoning on race, seen through other nations’ eyes

11:43 pm September 27, 2020

Washington: It’s not only in the United States where protests against racial injustice are part of the national conversation. A handful of America’s critics have taken note too, using recent months’ demonstrations and graphic images of police violence to denounce the country at the United Nations’ gathering of world leaders this year. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani invoked the killing of George […]

EU leader Michel lashes out at Britain over post-Brexit plan

11:29 pm September 25, 2020

Bradenton: European Union leader Charles Michel used the virtual pulpit of the UN General Assembly on Friday to lash out at Britain for its threats to renege on parts of the withdrawal treaty it signed with the EU and warned that the 27-nation bloc won’t back down in the final weeks of acrimonious talks on a free-trade deal. Michel made unmistakable […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

President Trump not to attend UNGA session in-person: WH chief of staff

1:30 pm September 18, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump will not attend in-person the landmark 75th annual UN General Assembly session next week, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has said. The annual session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) commenced on September 15 amid the devastating coronavirus pandemic, with world leaders set to meet virtually for the […]

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