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WHO’s three messages for UNGA75
As the world comes together at an unprecedented virtual session of the 75th UN General Assembly (UNGA), WHO has three messages to share.
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South Sudan calls for sanctions to be lifted at UNGA
Speaking at the UN General Assembly, South Sudan’s UN envoy Cecilia Adeng called for sanctions to be lifted
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UN commemoration of Durban Declaration: What’s on agenda, who will attend?
UN General Assembly marks 25th anniversary of the 2011 Durban Declaration, which called for combating racism.
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Trump granting asylum to Afrikaners is 'race-based policy', South African FM claims
In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola said Washington's plan to take in up to 17,500 more White South Africans was "a race-based policy", dismissing the "so-called genocide" of Afrikaners as "fake news".
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Did the biggest week of diplomacy make headway in ending the US-Iran war?
The UN General Assembly wraps up with mixed diplomatic outcomes.
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Jerusalem Daily: violence continues as the world watches the UNGA
As the UN General Assembly enters its fifth day, with world leaders denouncing Israeli violence against Palestinians.
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What the Trump-Xi meeting revealed about global power
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met in Washington as world leaders gathered at the UN General Assembly in New York.
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'Iran has dragged us into this conflict,' top Emirati diplomat Anwar Gargash says
In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Anwar Gargash, senior diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, said Iran "has dragged us into this conflict", after the UAE was "the target of 3,300 missiles and drones" fired by Iran. After US President Donald Trump said he could either negotiate with or "obliterate" Iran, Gargash warned that the "current situation of no war, no peace is not sustainable".
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Each side feels it 'could get a decisive military victory' in Sudan, Trump's Africa envoy says
In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Trump's Africa envoy Massad Boulos said that each side in Sudan feels it "could get a decisive military victory". Asked about Western Sahara, he acknowledged there is no "imminent solution that we can feel or touch". He also rejected Rwanda's accusations of bias over US sanctions, saying they "can easily be reversed".
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UNGA Day 4: Lebanese on deck after defiant Netanyahu speech
A day after a divisive speech by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, the prime minister of Lebanon will address the UN General Assembly. Leaders from Pakistan and Iraq are also set to speak on the meeting's 4th day.
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Iranian President Pezeshkian brought a diplomatic tone to New York for UNGA. What did his remarks signal?
Iran's president used his trip to New York this week for the UN General Assembly to signal openness to talks over the nuclear dispute. However, the chances of a major breakthrough on the war remain low.
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UN General Assembly live: Leaders from Lebanon, Iraq, Pakistan to speak
The US-Israel war on Iran continues to take centre stage as the UNGA enters its fourth day.
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Nepal PM says global order is broken in fighting climate crisis
Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah was applauded at the UN General Assembly after his speech on climate crisis.
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UNGA Day 3: Netanyahu defends Israel as delegates walk out
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza the "greatest lie of the century." Many delegates walked out for his General Assembly speech. Mahmoud Abbas also spoke via video.
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UNGA: Netanyahu defends Israel as delegates walk out
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza the "greatest lie of the century." Many delegates walked out for his General Assembly speech. Mahmoud Abbas also spoke via video.
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Contrasting treatment of Israel and Palestine on display at the UN
Israel’s Prime Minister addressed the UN General Assembly in person, despite having an ICC arrest warrant.
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UNGA: Gaza dominates agenda as Abbas, Netanyahu speak
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza the "greatest lie of the century." Many delegates walked out for his General Assembly speech. Mahmoud Abbas also spoke earlier. DW has more.
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REPLAY: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the UNGA
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday mounted a forceful defense of Israel's actions in the region at the UN, seeking to counter growing international isolation ahead of elections he could lose, as dozens of delegates streamed out.
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Israeli PM Netanyahu calls Gaza genocide allegations ‘biggest lie of the century’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a combative speech at the UN General Assembly on Thursday in which he denied that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza, lashed out at leaders, including New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and said attacking Iran was "one of the easiest decisions" he had ever made.
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UNGA: Abbas blasts US and Israel, calls for Palestinian self-determination
At the UN General Assembly, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged nations to support the two-state solution. He stated that his people seek a democratic Palestinian state that can coexist with Israel. DW has more.