Geopolitics
New York: The COVID-19 outbreak reminds the world that we need “to enhance solidarity within the multilateral system” to confront global challenges, the representative of Tanzania told the closing session of the UN’s annual high-level session on Tuesday. more
To UN, Israeli Prime Minister says ‘no doubt’ more Arab countries will soon join ‘circle of peace’

New York: While telling the UN General Assembly on Tuesday there was “good news” to report about the “expanding circle of peace” between Israel and some Arab count ...

Pandemic shows international cooperation ‘delivers results’, says German Foreign Minister

New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed how international cooperation “delivers results” in efforts to resolve conflict, though there is still a long way to go, Germany&r ...

Belarusian Minster denounces Western attempts to sow ‘chaos’, says threats against his country must end

New York: Political and economic threats against Belarus “must end” the Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei told the high-level segment of the UN General Assembly on Saturday, acc ...

New ‘COVID-19 reality’ should compel some to put aside narrow interests and seek multilateral solutions, Syrian Minister says

New York: As some States continue to pursue their own narrow agendas above all else, the world is straying further from the principles that underpin international norms and the work of th ...

Sudan ready to return to international role but first needs support, Prime Minister says

New York: Sudan is eager to again contribute to the international community but will need assistance as it works to revitalize its tattered economy, Prime Minister Abdalla Adam Hamdok tol ...

Italy calls for reinvigorated multilateral system to combat ‘invisible enemy’, COVID-19

New York: Today the world is faced with “an invisible enemy” that has upended lives, suffocated the world economy and limited freedoms, the Prime Minster of Italy told the Uni ...

Pandemic is ‘a time to separate what is necessary from what is not’: Pope Francis

New York: The COVID-19 pandemic is a trial, but also “a time to choose what matters and what passes away, a time to separate what is necessary from what is not”, Pope Francis ...

The UN is not a building in New York city, it is our commitment to future generations, Indonesian President tells world leaders

New York: Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the United Nations needs to prove “multilateralism delivers”, the President of Indonesia has said, telling world leaders, gathered v ...

Iran not a ‘bargaining chip’, President Rouhani tells world leaders at UN

New York: Iran is not a “bargaining chip” to be factored into elections and domestic policy in the United States, the country’s President, Hassan Rouhani has said, stres ...