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On the last day of the General Assembly’s high-level debate, Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, today pledged today to make a “feasible contribution” to United Nations reform, stressing the urgency of the settlement of disputes by peaceful means.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the continuing global threat posed by chemical weapons, voicing particular concern with statements by the Syrian Government regarding the existence and possible use of these tools of mass destruction.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today lauded the contribution of small States to global peace and development, and highlighted the unique challenges they face in the international system.

Highlighting the universal legitimacy of the United Nations in his address to the world body’s General Assembly, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Belarus, Vladimir Makei, today called for the international community to “revive the spirit of San Francisco” – where the Organization was founded – in order to deal with challenges the world currently faces.

The Brazilian city of Porto Alegre will be the setting for the 10th annual United Nations all-star charity football game featuring some of the world’s top players, including legends Ronaldo and Zinédine Zidane, world body announced today.

Both sides of the Syrian conflict must do all they can to prevent the destruction of Aleppo’s ancient network of markets, the head of the United Nations agency tasked with safeguarding the world’s cultural heritage has said, while calling reports of devastation from the embattled city “deeply distressing.”

Speaking on the last day of General Assembly’s high-level debate, a range of African leaders and government officials today called for greater United Nations help in combating the twin scourges of war and poverty, at the same time seeking greater representation for Africa on the Security Council.

The crisis in Syria, terrorism and environmental degradation underscore the vital need for the United Nations, Costa Rica’s Foreign Minister, Enrique Castillo-Barrantes, told the General Assembly today, on the last day of its annual high-level debate.

Noting the crisis in Syria, the Prime Minister of Slovenia, Janez Janša, in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, called on the international community to develop a new strategy to prevent genocide and other mass atrocities.

The protection of human rights and preservation of the environment must feature more prominently in the global development agenda, Ecuador’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marco Albuja, told the United Nations General Assembly today.