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A TB patient recovers at home in Colombia.

New global action pledge to end TB by 2030

Applause rang out in one of the main conference rooms at UN headquarters on Friday as world leaders, civil society representatives and other stakeholders approved a declaration to advance efforts to end tuberculosis (TB) by 2030.

Rosemary DiCarlo addresses the Ministerial meeting of the Peacebuilding Commission.

UN calls for ‘clear-eyed’ vision for peace and security, as peacebuilders meet in New York

UN peacekeepers patrol the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

At critical moment for peacekeeping in Africa, Ghana steps up to host key summit

Children play in an area outside their home that has been turned into a large dumpsite of waste from leather industries in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Human rights experts: Humanity facing ‘unprecedented global toxic emergency’

Special Coverage of UNGA78

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session.

Shun path of confrontation and work together for the SDGs, urges Bangladesh leader

22 September 2023

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley of Barbados addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session.

We can’t keep putting the interest of the few before the lives of many, Mia Mottley says at UN

22 September 2023

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden of the United Kingdom addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session.

World must pass ‘AI stress test’, UK Deputy PM says, announcing summit

22 September 2023

Prime Minister Ariel Henry of Haiti addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session.

Haitian Prime Minister calls for urgent deployment of multinational force to quash gang violence

22 September 2023

Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar of Pakistan addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session.

‘The world cannot afford Cold War 2.0,’ Pakistan leader tells UN Assembly

22 September 2023

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session.

Israel on the cusp of historic peace with Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu announces at UN

22 September 2023

Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna of France addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session.

Equality among states is non-negotiable, France says at UN

21 September 2023

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Photo Story: UN once again centre stage for world diplomacy

Secretary-General António Guterres (right) is interviewed by Mita Hosali, Deputy Director of the News and Media Division in the UN's communications department.

UNGA78: UN chief brushes off key leaders' absence, says delivery paramount

Director-General Mariano Grossi spoke to UN News’s Cristina Silveiro about the “complex logic” behind the move to bar multiple inspectors there.

Iran using UN nuclear watchdog to ‘retaliate’ against criticism: Grossi

A child holds medicine he received from health workers at a mobile health clinic in a neighbourhood of eastern Aleppo, Syria.

Global leaders discuss healthier future for all: Top 5 fast facts

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A young girl is pictured at her shelter in a displacement camp on Yemen’s west coast.

Yemen: Unsung heroes unite for lasting peace

Human Rights Communities in Yemen ravaged by nearly nine years of a relentless war are still grappling with one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

Small island developing States like Trinidad and Tobago face unique challenges reaching the targets of the SDGs.

‘Staggering proposition’ reaching SDGs for small island States: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

SDG logos are projected in the UN General Assembly Hall in 2022.

Taking the pulse of the planet as the world gathers at the UN

The team celebrates Zubaida’s (centre) penalty kick that helped the Mosul Girls Football Club win the match.

How girls are moving the goalpost in Iraq

Dr. Fai’zah A. Salim, a primary care physician in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia,has been trained to recognize signs of domestic violence.

Indonesian doctors act on tell-tale signs of family violence

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Dennis Francis, President of the General Assembly opens the general debate.

UN once again centre stage for world diplomacy

Leaders from around the world returned to the New York Headquarters of the United Nations for the first fully in-person high-level week at the 78th session of the General Assembly since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ukraine: Snapshots of a war

The Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa, which is a World Heritage Historic Centre has been damaged by shelling.

UN ‘blue helmets’: 75 years of service and sacrifice

UN peacekeepers stand guard in Ménaka in southeastern Mali.

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UN chief António Guterres addressed the Summit of the Future preparatory meeting, alongside youth activist Varaidzo Kativhu., and President of the General Assembly Dennis Francis.

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