Sep 19 Brazil’s Lula returns to UN stage, pitches himself as leader for Global South By David Biller, Associated Press Lula's election victory last year was the narrowest in Brazil's modern history, and the danger of fierce polarization in Brazil's young democracy was evident even after he took office. Continue reading
Sep 19 UN chief calls for action and unity from leaders to solve global problems By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press This year’s week-long session, the first full-on meeting of world leaders since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted travel, has 145 leaders scheduled to speak. Continue reading
Sep 18 WATCH: Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy slams Russia for ‘weaponization’ of food, children at the 2023 UN General Assembly By Jennifer Peltz, Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Russia is “weaponizing” everything from food and energy to abducted children in its war against Ukraine — and he warned world leaders that the same could happen to them. Continue reading
Sep 18 WATCH: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi addresses the 2023 United Nations General Assembly By Associated Press Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi addressed the 2023 United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday as part of the annual meeting for the international body. Continue reading
Sep 18 WATCH: Biden exhorts world leaders to stand up to Russia at 2023 United Nations General Assembly By Aamer Madhani, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Joe Biden is making a robust case before the U.N. General Assembly that the world must remain united in defending Ukraine against Russian aggression. Continue reading
Sep 18 WATCH: 2023 United Nations General Assembly – Day 1 By Edith Lederer, Associated Press The United Nations chief delivered a dire warning to leaders from across the world. He declared that the planet is becoming unhinged with mounting global challenges and geopolitical tensions — and he warned that "we seem incapable of coming together… Continue reading
Sep 16 Fossil fuels under fire heading into UN summit and week of climate talks, protests By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press As a record-smashing and deadly hot summer draws to a close, the United Nations and the city that hosts it are focusing on climate change and the burning of coal, oil and natural gas that causes it. Continue reading
Sep 21 WATCH: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi addresses the 2022 United Nations General Assembly By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press Iran's president insists that his country was serious about reviving a deal to put curbs on its nuclear program but questioned whether it could trust America's commitment to any eventual accord. Continue reading
Sep 21 WATCH: 2022 United Nations General Assembly – Day 2 By Ted Anthony, Associated Press The head of the U.N. had just warned of a world gone badly wrong — a place where inequity was on the rise, war was back in Europe, fragmentation was everywhere, the pandemic was pushing onward and technology was tearing… Continue reading
Sep 20 WATCH: 2022 United Nations General Assembly – Day 1 By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press In an alarming assessment, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders Tuesday that nations are "gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction" and aren't ready or willing to tackle the major challenges that threaten the future of humanity and the fate of… Continue reading