UN Affairs

Abdalla Hamdok, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Sudan, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 74th session.
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At UN, Sudanese Prime Minister says ‘great revolution has succeeded,’ country will rebuild, restore values

27 September 2019
Africa

The “great revolution” of Sudan has succeeded and the Government and people and will now rebuild and restore the values ​​of human coexistence and social cohesion in the country as they try and turn the page on three decades of “abhorrent oppression, discrimination and warfare,” Prime Minister Abdullah Adam Hamdok told the United Nations on Friday evening.

Wang Yi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China. addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-fourth session.
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At UN Assembly, China says ‘it will not ever be cowered by threats’

27 September 2019
Asia Pacific

In his address to the  UN General Assembly on Friday, the State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China declared that his country will not ever be cowered by threats or subdued by pressure, when facing the headwinds of protectionism.

Imran Khan, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 74th session.
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Pakistan’s Khan warns of all-out conflict amid rising tensions over Kashmir; demands India lift ‘inhuman’ curfew

27 September 2019
Asia Pacific

In a fiery address on Friday to the UN General Assembly, Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan, warned of an all-out conflict with neighboring India, saying that there will be a “bloodbath” once India lifts its nearly two-month long curfew in disputed Kashmir.  

Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly’s General Debate. (26 September 2019)
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At UN, Somalia’s President spotlights country’s progress, but cautions eradicating terrorism ‘will not be easy’

26 September 2019
Africa

Somalia is “the perfect example of the success of the multilateral system,” President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed told the UN General Assembly on Thursday, while acknowledging that the Horn of Africa country still needed international and regional support and cooperation, particularly to deal with threats from Al-Shabab.  

FIbrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly's 74th session.
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‘Terrorist Iranian regime’ must be checked; Saudi Foreign Minister urges financial pressure

26 September 2019
Middle East

The United Nations, and the world, have a moral responsibility “to apply utmost pressure with every tool available ... to end the terrorist and aggressive conduct of the Iranian regime,” Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister told the General Assembly on Thursday evening. 

Zoran Zaev, President of the Government, Republic of North Macedonia, addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly’s General Debate. (26 September 2019)
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North Macedonia President, credits dialogue and diplomacy for setting a decades-long ‘name dispute’

26 September 2019

As a United Nations Member State more than two deacades, Thursday was the first time the Republic of North Macedonia addressed the General Assembly under its settled-upon name after “a 27-year-old difference with Greece”. 

Taban Deng Gai, First Vice President of the Republic of South Sudan, addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly’s General Debate. (26 September 2019)
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South Sudan ‘heading towards lasting peace and stability’, UN General Assembly told

26 September 2019
Africa

Through the cooperation of the leaders of South Sudan, First Vice-President Taban Deng Gai on Thursday told the United Nations General Assembly that his country could become “a beacon of hope and peace”. 

Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly’s General Debate. (26 September 2019)
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Patriotism must have global dimension, says EU’s Donald Tusk

26 September 2019

The suggestion by some earlier this week at the UN that there is an immanent conflict between patriotism and globalism “is false and dangerous, even if it has many followers and powerful propagators,” European Council President said on Thursday.

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, President of the Republic of Mali, addresses the general debate of the 74th session General Assembly (file photo).
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Mali President outlines achievements and challenges since 2015 peace deal

25 September 2019
Africa

A 2015 peace deal for Mali has led to a “progressive return of trust between parties”, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday evening.

Faiez Mustafa Serraj, President of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord of the State of Libya, addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly’s General Debate. (25 September 2019)
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Libya facing ‘serious crisis’ fueled by outsiders bent on dividing the county, UN Assembly told

25 September 2019
Africa

Libya is experiencing “a serious crisis because of negative foreign interference,” Faiez Mustafa Sarraj told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday evening.