Sep 21 WATCH: 2021 United Nations General Assembly – Day 2 Racism, climate change and the world’s worsening divisions will take center stage at the U.N. meeting of world leaders, a day after Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the world was "on the edge of an abyss.”… Continue reading
Sep 21 U.N. agencies want access to asylum-seekers stuck at EU border By Associated Press The governments of Poland and Lithuania introduced states of emergency that deny entry to certain border areas to anyone except border guards and security services. Continue reading
Sep 20 WATCH: Biden speaks at 2021 U.N. General Assembly By Josh Boak, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden said the world stands at an "inflection point in history" and must move quickly and cooperatively to address the festering issues of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and human rights abuse. Continue reading
Sep 20 WATCH: United Nations General Assembly 2021 — Day 1 By Edith Lederer, Associated Press The United Nations chief is warning global leaders at the opening of the U.N.'s foremost gathering that the world has never been more threatened and divided and “we face the greatest cascade of crises in our lifetime.”… Continue reading
Sep 20 WATCH: K-pop stars BTS dip into global diplomacy at U.N. gathering By Sally Ho, Associated Press The seven-member musical juggernaut appeared before the renowned green-marbled backdrop in the General Assembly hall to help promote U.N. goals for 2030. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 5:48 At UN General Assembly, little unity as Trump blasts China, WHO over pandemic By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran The United Nations General Assembly is underway -- but it looks very different this year. For the first time in the body’s history, the meeting is being held virtually due to the pandemic. Meanwhile, unity among member nations appears to… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 3:06 News Wrap: UN General Assembly will not convene this fall due to pandemic In our news wrap Tuesday, the United Nations General Assembly announced it will not convene in person this September due to the pandemic. It’s the first time that's happened in the world body’s 75-year history. Also, in Hong Kong, hundreds… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: Iran’s Rouhani calls U.S. sanctions ‘economic terrorism’ In our news wrap Wednesday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani denounced the Trump administration's withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly. He said Iran would only come to the negotiating table if… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 2:23 Denouncing globalism at UN, Trump says ‘future belongs to patriots’ President Trump offered tough talk and his "America first" approach in an address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, targeting Iran and calling out Chinese trade policy. Trump also used the global forum to make a case for… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 5:31 Trump says U.S. will increase Iran pressure, accuses China of U.S. election meddling By Nick Schifrin At the UN Security Council, President Trump said the U.S. would pursue additional sanctions against Iran, declared support for the first time for creating a Palestinian state and accused China of meddling in the 2016 election. Nick Schifrin reports. Continue watching