UN Affairs
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Reform, or lose trust: Governments press the UN to reflect the world as it is
Can the UN still remain relevant if it still looks and acts like the organization it was when it was…
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Collective action needed to tackle global information crisis, UN-led dialogue hears
Governments, UN entities, civil society, media, academia and the private sector have called for stronger cooperation and practical action to…
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UN Member States weigh latest Security Council veto, this time on Iran
The General Assembly met on Thursday to examine the Security Council’s latest veto, cast by China and Russia over a…
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Who gets to shape AI? UN debate centres on power, trust and inclusion
Artificial Intelligence or AI – and the technology behind it – is moving fast. The question being asked across the…
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Could a new global panel defuse inequality’s ‘ticking time bomb’?
What if the world tackled inequality with the same kind of scientific firepower it has brought to the climate crisis?…
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The Takeaway Day 6: General Debate ends with call to turn words into action
After six days of speeches from the UN General Assembly podium, one word rose above all others: peace. This final…
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DPR Korea tells UN its nuclear status is ‘irreversible’, rejects outside pressure
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) told the UN General Assembly on Monday that its status as a nuclear-armed…
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‘Ballot must replace the bullets’, South Sudan tells General Assembly ahead of elections
South Sudan remains committed to holding general elections in December to conclude its transition period, the country’s Permanent Representative to…
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Sudan tells UN: No imposed solutions to country’s conflict
Sudan’s Foreign Minister addressed the UN General Assembly on Monday in place of de facto head of state General Abdel…
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The Takeaway: UN General Assembly debate Day 5
From artificial intelligence to migration, some of the forces reshaping the twenty-first century took centre stage at the UN General…
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