Geopolitics

Work together, act on promises made collectively, Sweden urges at UN Assembly

New York, Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, the Swedish head of delegation underscored the importance of international cooperation and called on world leaders to work together to deliver on the promise of peace and prosperity for everyone everywhere. more

Timor-Leste exemplifies continued UN help in settling sea dispute with Australia, General Assembly told

New York, Timor-Leste, a country which the United Nations shepherded to independence from Indonesia 16 years ago, is a prime example of what the world Organization can do in resolvi ...

‘The world we have received also belongs to those who will follow us,’ Holy See tells UN Assembly

New York, The quality of a civilization, depends on how it treats the weak, the indigent, the elderly, the persons with disability, and by the place it gives them in community life, the r ...

Global Goals promise to ‘leave no one behind’ is key for middle-income countries, Belarusian minister tells UN Assembly

New York, In spite of the criticism levelled against the United Nations, there is no other such platform for cooperation or a multilateral mechanism based on “equal and respectful a ...

Unfair, misapplied global policies stack odds against island States, Saint Lucia tells UN Assembly

New York, At the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, Allen Michael Chastanet, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, painted a dire picture of the challenges natural hazards pose for ...

Address shared challenges by supporting ‘collective efforts’ and reform, Albania’s President says at UN

New York, At the United Nations General Assembly’s annual debate on Friday, Albanian President, Ilir Meta told world leaders that “we continue to see the UN as a multilateral ...

Cyprus President urges collective leadership to address ‘root causes’ of world’s crises

New York, “Blatant violations of international law” were foremost on the mind of Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus, as he brought the issue to the United Nations G ...

UK’s May stresses global cooperation at UN General Assembly

New York, United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May warned world leaders at the United Nations on Wednesday that only global cooperation can tackle global challenges such as climate ...

In UN address, Ukraine President denounces Russia's ‘aggressive expansionist policies’

New York, Devoting most of his speech before the United Nations General Assembly to castigating Russia for what he said was its “2014 annexation of Crimea” and backing s ...

Shun unilateral action, embrace multilateralism, Namibian President urges at UN Assembly

New York: Warning that the world seems to be drifting away from dialogue and towards unilateral action – at great peril to very fundamental tenets of democracy – the President ...