More Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh in the space of three weeks than the total number of refugees who fled by sea to Europe in 2016 Worldwide situation goes from bad to worse as rich countries fail to ...
Category: General Assembly
A blunt, fearful rant: Trump’s UN speech left presidential norms in the dust
The Guardian - Donald Trump’s maiden address to the UN general assembly was unlike any ever delivered in the chamber by a US president. There are precedents for such fulminations, but not from US leaders. In tone, the ...
Republic of Korea, at General Assembly, calls for more active UN role in solving nuclear crisis
21 September 2017 – The United Nations must play a more active role in resolving the crisis posed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) nuclear and missile programmes, both by promoting dialogue and t ...
As 71st General Assembly opens, new President pledges to ‘turn the wheels’ on implementing 17 Global Goals
13 September 2016 – The United Nations General Assembly today opened its 71st session, with an emphasis on ensuring that implementation of the new global development goals, adopted by its 193 Member States last year, is ...
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