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Haitian Prime Minister calls for urgent deployment of multinational force to quash gang violence
Addressing the UN General Assembly on Friday, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry again appealed for international support to combat rampant gang violence – one element...
We can’t keep putting the interest of the few before the lives of many, Mia Mottley says at UN
“Are we going to be too late for the SDGs?” Mia Mottley asked world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Friday, challenging them to...
“Armed conflicts are an offense to human rationality,” Brazil’s Lula da Silva tells UN Assembly
Speaking at the annual debate of the UN General Assembly in New York, Brazil’s President Lula da Silva lamented growing global inequalities and discussed his...
Biden says ‘when we stand together’, we can tackle any challenge
The territorial integrity and human rights that form the foundation of the UN must be collectively defended, United States President Joseph Biden said on Tuesday.
‘Staggering proposition’ reaching SDGs for small island States: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
Achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can seem link “a staggering proposition” for resource-starved small island developing States, but in Trinidad and Tobago, an “inexorable...
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‘World’s breadbaskets’ are sinking, General Assembly chief warns
Although small island States are the most vulnerable to rising sea levels, the scope of those impacted is much wider, the President of the UN...
UN sets out bold solutions to rescue SDG finance
Taking urgent steps to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, world leaders launched a high level dialogue on Financing for Development on...
On UNGA margins, world leaders bolster bedrock of international law
At the heart of global diplomacy within the iconic UN Headquarters in New York, another significant yet often less featured deliberation is unfolding this week:...
At Caribbean Summit, UN chief calls for climate action, debt relief, and urgent aid for Haiti
The UN chief advocated for climate crisis solutions, debt relief mechanisms, and urgent assistance to Haiti, addressing world leaders on Monday at the Caribbean Community...
Annual cost for reaching the SDGs? More than $5 trillion: UNCTAD
The cost of achieving ambitious sustainable development targets is estimated at between $5.4 and $6.4 trillion per year between now and 2030, UN economists said...
