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WATCH: Iraq president on 'national battle' against corruption

By Associated Press

Iraqi President Barham Salih on Thursday said his country was facing a "national battle" against corruption and that it could not move forward until it was won.

WATCH: 2021 United Nations General Assembly - Day 4

By Mallika Sen, Associated Press

With cascading crises casting a pall over the proceedings at this year's UNGA, Slovakian President Zuzana Čaputová had this reminder on the first day of debate: “We cannot save our planet if we leave out the vulnerable — the women,…

U.N. summit seeks to fix food inequalities, but draws fire

By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

The food systems summit aimed to tackle hunger, nutrition, environmental sustainability and inequality on a planet where the U.N. says more than 2 billion people don't have enough to eat — while 2 billion are overweight or obese.

Azerbaijan files case alleging 'ethnic cleansing' by Armenia

By Mike Corder, Associated Press

Azerbaijan has filed a case at the United Nations’ top court accusing Armenia of a “policy of ethnic cleansing” targeting Azerbaijanis.

African country leaders urge U.N. members to increase access for COVID vaccines

By Pia Sarkar, Associated Press

Several African leaders urged U.N. member states on Thursday to support a proposal to temporarily waive certain intellectual property rights to allow more countries, particularly low- and middle-income countries, to produce COVID-19 vaccines.

Its relevance at stake, U.N. reaches toward younger generations

By Sally Ho, Associated Press

The U.N. has made room to fully embrace the diplomatic soft power of seven young K-pop stars, and along with them the largest generation of young people in the history of the world.

WATCH: Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel Bermúdez speaks at 2021 U.N. General Assembly

By Associated Press

Cuba's President delivered a blistering attack against the government of the United States saying it is fighting a "non-conventional " war aimed at "regime change."…

WATCH: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers remarks on COVID-19 vaccine inequality across Africa

By Pia Sarkar, Associated Press

The inequity of COVID-19 vaccine distribution is coming into sharper focus as many of the African countries whose populations have little to no access to the life-saving shots stepped to the podium to speak at the U.N.’s annual meeting of…

WATCH: Ukraine's leader takes U.N. to task as 'retired superhero'

By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy certainly wasn't the only world leader at this week's U.N. General Assembly meeting to paint a dire picture of international relations.

WATCH: 2021 United Nations General Assembly - Day 3

By Seth Borenstein, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

At a ministerial meeting of the Security Council, the officials urged the U.N.’s most powerful body to do more to address the security implications of climate change and make global warming a key part of all U.N. peacekeeping operations.