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
Sep 19 Watch 10:25 Turkey President Erdoğan on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the future of NATO By Judy Woodruff, Dan Sagalyn World leaders have begun assembling in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. Among the leaders who sit at the crossroads of many issues of global importance is Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. From Ukraine, to Russia, to NATO, he… Continue watching
Sep 27 State Department spokesperson tests positive for COVID-19 after U.N. General Assembly By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Price says he tested positive for coronavirus Monday morning after returning from New York, where he attended the annual U.N. General Assembly meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken last week. Continue reading
Sep 27 Israeli prime minister denounces Iran, ignores Palestinians in U.N. speech By Josef Federman, Associated Press In his maiden speech to the U.N. General Assembly, Naftali Bennett accused the Iran of marching forward toward the development of a nuclear weapon and threatened to to act alone if the world does not take action. He made no… Continue reading
Sep 27 Yemen uses U.N. speech to call for more COVID-19 vaccines By Maggie Hyde, Associated Press In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, the foreign minister said the roughly 1 million doses Yemen was given are not enough to vaccinate even the most vulnerable portions of its population. Continue reading
Sep 24 WATCH: Australia prime minister touts global alliances at U.N. General Assembly By Associated Press A recent announcement was made that the U.S., as part of a new alliance with Britain and Australia, would equip Australia with nuclear-powered submarines -- killing a deal that Australia had with France to buy diesel-powered subs. Continue reading