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The UN General Assembly marked 25 years of the Durban Declaration on racism and racial discrimination with a high-level meeting in New York.

Haiti explained for foreign readers: an appointed prime minister governing alone, gangs holding most of the capital, a UN-authorised force at one-fifth strength, seven years of economic contraction and a first national vote since 2016 set for December. The post Haiti Explained 2026: The Gang Crisis, the Transition, the Economy and What to Watch appeared first on The Rio Times.

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)--Japan has exercised its right of reply at the U.N. General Assembly to rebut remarks by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that Japan and Germany were on a path of militarization, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Monday. Lavrov said in a General Assembly speech on Saturday that the U.N. Security Council should not create new seats for the two nati...

Last week, the president of the United States stood at the podium of the United Nations General Assembly and asked aloud whether he should “annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly”. Donald Trump then turned to Venezuela’s oil and declared: “To the victor belong the spoils, you’ve all heard that …” He spoke as the Iran war neared its eighth month, a week after the UN Human Rights Council found “reasonable grounds to believe” that the US had committed war crimes. In the same speech,...

Board of Peace excludes UNRWA from Gaza, aligning with repeated Israeli calls to sideline the refugee aid agency.

African leaders told a UN General Assembly side event on 25 September that a 30% malaria funding cut could add 146 million cases by 2030. They want Africa to pay more, with a World Bank bridge. The post Africa Could See 146 Million More Malaria Cases if Funding Falls 30% appeared first on The Rio Times.

Han Zheng, China’s vice-president, called on “major countries” to respect the sovereignty and security of Middle Eastern nations and bring about a two-state solution for the “Palestinian question” on Saturday at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in an implicit dig at the US and Israel. This came as some analysts questioned why Chinese President Xi Jinping opted not to address the global body given his three-day summit in Washington with US President Donald Trump this week – despite the short...

Lesotho's prime minister, Sam Matekane, told the UN General Assembly on 25 September 2026 that rich countries owe climate finance and that youth unemployment stands at 38 percent. The post Lesotho Asks the UN for Climate Money, Citing 38% Youth Joblessness appeared first on The Rio Times.

Cuba’s FM, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, has accused the US at the UN of waging an economic war against the Cuban people.

The External Affairs Minister says smaller groupings are supportive of UN and will push for its reform 

"The already dire hunger crisis in South Sudan is becoming increasingly critical as violence, extreme weather and dwindling aid leave millions without enough food" says UN. 

India used its Right of Reply after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif credited U.S. President Donald Trump for a ‘timely intervention’ in the 2025 conflict and raised the Kashmir issue

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres' term ends this year, and three Security Council straw polls have provided no consensus. Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the UN Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett is one of the top contenders. She speaks to Bloomberg Businessweek Daily about why she wants the job, and how she views the UN's role in the world moving forward. (Source: Bloomberg)

Shehbaz Sharif speaks as Islamabad, Riyadh and Ankara army chiefs meet to discuss Mecca pact, closer military ties.

With addition of 61 more companies, the list now includes 214 businesses in 11 countries, most of them Israeli.

The United Nations says it has received just one-fifth of the funding needed to prepare for food crises linked to the El Niño weather phenomenon.

The BBC's Nada Tawfik explains why Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu was not arrested after speaking at the UN, despite an ICC arrest warrant.

China is poised to decide which of two Latin American women becomes the first to lead the United Nations, after three rounds of informal voting in the Security Council failed to produce a favourite. Several UN delegations that spoke to the South China Morning Post over the past three days said Beijing was weighing Rebeca Grynspan, the Costa Rican economist who heads UN Trade and Development, and Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Guyana’s ambassador to the UN. The same delegations said China had ruled...

Israeli PM's defiant UN speech alienated critics abroad but delighted his base as elections draw near.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam wants a US-brokered ceasefire to be consolidated and for Israel to retreat.

More than 55,000 Sudanese refugees have crossed into eastern Chad since the start of the year, the United Nations said Friday, warning that the displacement was accelerating even as aid funding falls far short

UN refugee agency says 400 people a day, about 20 times the previous daily rate, now cross from Sudan into eastern Chad.

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told the UN that his country will not be an ‘arena for the conflicts of others’.

An Israeli official was filmed taking notes after UN delegates staged a walk out during a speech by Netanyahu.

Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed genocide claims and defended Israel's operations in Gaza, Iran, and elsewhere in the Middle East.

Rights groups accuse UN of hosting a 'war criminal' as delegations walk out during Israeli prime minister's speech.

Israel’s Prime Minister addressed the UN General Assembly in person, despite having an ICC arrest warrant.

Brazil's delegation walked out of the UN General Assembly as Netanyahu began his speech on 24 September; the Israeli PM called the leavers 'moral cowards'. The post Brazil Walks Out of Netanyahu’s UN Speech as Hall Empties appeared first on The Rio Times.

It is for the United States to choose whether to end its war in Iran as Tehran does not wish to continue fighting, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Fox News in an interview aired Thursday. Pezeshkian took a defiant stand at the UN Wednesday, for which he travelled to New York, telling the world that Iran would not "bend at the knee" to Washington Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.  

Israeli prime minister denounces Iran, NYC Mayor Mamdani and critics accusing Israel of crimes against Palestinians.