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The Latest Breaking News from the UN General Assembly

Russia’s Lavrov rubbishes Ukraine peace plan and warns conflict will be resolved on battlefield

Lavrov addressed the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war live: peace formula ‘completely not feasible’, Russian foreign minister tells UN – as it happened

Sergei Lavrov rules out any moves at compromise in speech that also addresses Nagorno-Karabakh dispute

The Guardian - AU · Sep 23, 2023

Russian foreign minister lashes out at the West but barely mentions Ukraine in UN speech

Russia's top diplomat denounced the United States and the West on Saturday as self-interested defenders of a fading international power structure, but he didn't discuss his country's war in Ukraine in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly.

France 24 · Sep 23, 2023

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At the edge of the UN security perimeter, those with causes (and signs) try to be heard

The U.N. General Assembly, the most inherently international event, is also the most American

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

President of Namibia, Hage Geingob

This week in Across Africa, Georja Calvin-Smith speaks to Namibian President Hage Geingob ahead of his arrival in New York for the UN General Assembly. He shares his perspective on governance, the impact of Africa's first climate change summit and the role of the African Union in responding to regional…

France 24 · Sep 22, 2023

Protesters Rally Against Netanyahu’s Government In New York City

Anti-Netanyahu Protests in NYC Demand Democratic Future for Israel

Zenger · Sep 22, 2023

French FM Colonna lauds climate commitments in UN address

Speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York, French Foreign Minister Catherina Colonna on Thursday pledged €1.6bn to the UN's flagship Green Climate Fund.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 22, 2023

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UNESCO puts four Rwanda genocide memorials on World Heritage list

Four memorials to the 1994 Rwanda genocide are now part of UNESCO's World Heritage list. The sites at Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi and Bisesero commemorate the mass killings of a majority of Tutsis but also moderate Hutus, between April and July 1994. Meanwhile, the Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is…

France 24 · Sep 21, 2023

Israel And UAE Foreign Ministers Meet At U.N., Discuss Advancements In Bilateral Ties

Meeting marks three years since normalization, focuses on tourism, trade, and regional stability

Zenger · Sep 21, 2023

What’s happening with normalising ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel?

Saudi Arabia ready to normalise relations with Israel in exchange for a US defence pact and civilian nuclear programme.

Al Jazeera · Sep 21, 2023

Zelensky tells UN to not make deals with ‘evil’ Russia: ‘Ask Prigozhin whether Putin can be trusted’

Western leaders have suspected the Kremlin’s involvement in Wagner chief’s death

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Is Set To Meet U.S. President Joe Biden To Discuss The Iranian Threat

The closed-door meeting will likely focus on the Iranian threat, Saudi-Israeli normalization and the Palestinian issue

Zenger · Sep 20, 2023

Grain spat drags Ukraine's ties with ally Poland to lowest point since start of Russian invasion

A dispute about whether Ukrainian grain should be allowed to enter the domestic markets of Poland and other European Union countries has pushed the tight relationship between Kyiv and Warsaw to its lowest point since Russia invaded Ukraine last year

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

Zelensky tells UN to not make deals with ‘evil’ Russia: ‘Ask Prigozhin whether Putin can be trusted’

Western leaders have suspected the Kremlin’s involvement in Wagner chief’s death

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

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Al Jazeera · Sep 20, 2023

Full text: Zelenskyy’s speech to the UN General Assembly

The Ukrainian president used his 15 minute slot to warn UN members of the dangers of not standing up to aggression.

Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2023

President Zelensky says the world must be ‘united’ with Ukraine against Russia

‘We must be united to make it - and we’ll do it.’

France 24 · Sep 19, 2023

Russian abduction of Ukrainian children is ‘genocide’, Zelensky tells UN

US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took centre-stage at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to address world leaders on the war in Ukraine that has divided the global body. Biden has urged world leaders to stand with Kyiv against Russian aggression, while also touching on Washington's…

Fortune · Sep 19, 2023

COP 28 president: 'It’s time to transform climate finance–and bridge its $2.4 trillion gap'

Is the world capable of mobilizing the trillions of dollars necessary to fund the climate transition?

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The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

First Minister to pledge £2.5m to fund fighting non-communicable diseases

The investment is expected to be announced at an event at the UN General Assembly in New York this week.

France 24 · Sep 19, 2023

🔴 Live: Ukraine urges world court to impose 'reparations' over Russia war

Ukraine on Tuesday said the International Court of Justice should impose reparations on Russia for its "war of annihilation", arguing that international law itself was at stake. Earlier, the western Ukrainian city of Lviv was rocked by blasts with local officials saying the Russian air attack caused a major fire…

France 24 · Sep 18, 2023

What to expect as world leaders gather for the UN General Assembly

For two years, it was the coronavirus pandemic. Then, it became Russia's war in Ukraine. Throughout both developments, the perils of climate change, poverty and inequality have steadily, increasingly thrummed through each convening of world leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York.

Al Jazeera · Sep 18, 2023

UN General Assembly: What to expect as world leaders gather this week

World leaders head to New York to take part in high-level United Nations talks. Here’s all you need to know.

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023

Everything you need to know about this year's meeting of leaders at the UN General Assembly

For two years, it was the coronavirus pandemic

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023

South Korea's Yoon warns against Russia-North Korea military cooperation and plans to discuss at UN

South Korea’s president says the international community “will unite more tightly” to cope with deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, as he pushes to raise the issue with world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly this week

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023

US and UK holding UN screening of documentary on Russia's siege of Ukrainian city of Mariupol

The United States and Britain have invited ambassadors, journalists and others to a U.N. screening of the award-winning documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” which follows a trio of Associated Press journalists during Russia’s siege of the Ukrainian port city in the early days of the war

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