Australia props up nuclear agency amid Pacific concern Australia announced more funding for the international nuclear watchdog as China seized on division in the Pacific over Japan's release of nuclear wastewater. AAP · Sep 20, 2023
Israeli ambassador spirited away by UN security after mounting protest during speech by Iranian president UN says Israeli official wasn’t ‘detained,’ despite reports The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
Iran accuses US of stoking Ukraine war in UN speech, sparking Israel walkout President Ebrahim Raisi tells the UN general assembly the project to ‘Americanise’ the world had failed The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2023
UNGA Briefing: Security Council, climate summit and what else is going on at the United Nations It’s Day 2 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
El Salvador's leader, criticized internationally for gang crackdown, tells UN it was the right thing El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has trumpeted the success of his gang crackdown during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
Protesters condemn Iran prisoner swap as Raisi speaks to United Nations in New York Ebrahim Raisi and Joe Biden both spoke at the General Assembly on Tuesday The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023
Zelensky urges Trump to ‘not waste time’ and share proposal on ending Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukraine leader plans to meet with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as Republicans debate aid as part of funding talks to avoid 30 September government shutdown The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023
Australia to support Ukraine at UN's highest court Australia's Solicitor-General will deliver an intervention at the International Court of Justice in support of Ukraine's case against the invasion by Russia. AAP · Sep 19, 2023
Revealed: top carbon offset projects may not cut planet-heating emissions Majority of offset projects that have sold the most carbon credits are ‘likely junk’, according to analysis by Corporate Accountability and the Guardian The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2023
Brazil’s Lula warns Guatemala risks a ‘coup’, prompting rebuke at UN Guatemala’s outgoing president vows to hand over power but condemns foreign meddling at the UN General Debate. Al Jazeera · Sep 19, 2023
Morning Mail: Zelenskiy accuses Russia of genocide, vapes targeting schools, Gary Johns retains voice roles Ukrainian president tells UN that thousands of children have been kidnapped since invasion; stores aiming to create ‘new generation’ hooked on nicotine The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2023
Zelenskiy accuses Russia of genocide and urges world leaders to attend peace summit Ukrainian president says all leaders ‘who do not tolerate any aggression’ would be invited to a peace summit The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2023
Zelenskyy urges global unity against Russia in UN General Assembly speech Ukraine’s president tells world leaders at UN event in New York that they must ‘act united to defeat the aggressor’. Al Jazeera · Sep 19, 2023
The ‘mantras’ that powered success at the G-20 summit It is India’s policy ‘mantras’ of multilateralism, multipolarity and the “middle way” that won the day at the G-20 summit The Hindu · Sep 19, 2023
Fortune · Sep 19, 2023 AI's existential threat is a ‘completely bonkers distraction’ because there are 'like 101 more practical issues' to talk about, top founder in the field says Suleyman, one of the world’s leading AI experts believes talk of “existential risk stuff” from the likes of Elon Musk distracts from the pressing need for AI regulation.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2023 World inching ever closer to a great fracture, says UN chief António Guterres calls for reform of financial architecture, climate solidarity and an end to coal, in speech to UN general assembly
Al Jazeera · Sep 19, 2023 What we know about the Azerbaijan offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh UN expresses concern as the EU condemned the escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh and called on Azerbaijan to stop activities.
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023 Argentina's former detention and torture site added to UNESCO World Heritage list Argentina is celebrating a decision by a United Nations conference to include a former clandestine detention and torture center as a World Heritage site
The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2023 Biden vows to lead by example on curbing weapons of mass destruction President castigates Putin regime for ‘shredding longstanding arms control agreements’ and making the ‘world less safe’
Zenger · Sep 19, 2023 EU, Arab States Launch Effort To Reinvigorate Israeli-Palestinian Peace Over 40 countries joined a high-level meeting at the UN aimed at injecting new life into moribund Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023 Libya: Protesters torch mayor’s home in Derna as grief turns to anger over catastrophic flood Journalists handed orders to leave devastated city of Derna after hundreds join protest against flood response
The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2023 Rishi Sunak missed a chance to support girls’ education at UN general assembly Letter: In isolated communities in Africa, it can take girls hours to walk to school. There’s a simple solution, writes Tim Cole, a trustee of World Bicycle Relief UK
The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2023 Brazilians applaud Lula’s return to diplomacy as he addresses UN general assembly Relief in Brazil as Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks at the UN after four chaotic years of rule by the far-right Jair Bolsonaro
The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2023 UN report urges countries to consider financial reparations for transatlantic slavery UN secretary general says no country has comprehensively accounted for the past
The Conversation · Sep 19, 2023 Renewables are cheaper than ever yet fossil fuel use is still growing – here’s why Wind and solar are the world’s fastest growing energy sources and together generated 12% of global electricity in 2023. The amount of energy produced by wind and solar is expected to increase and accelerate.