Geopolitics

At UN Assembly, Japanese Prime Minister defends free trade

New York, Addressing world leaders at the General Assembly’s annual general debate, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a strong case for free trade, highlighting its benefits for countries with little natural resources. more

Dialogue and multilateralism key to tackling global challenges France’s Macron says at UN, urging leaders not to accept ‘our world unraveling’

New York, Deploring what he saw as a “deep crisis” of the traditional international order, French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday warned from the rostrum of the Uni ...

No country can solve its challenges ‘in isolation,’ Gambia President tells UN Assembly

New York, Amid complex global multilateral challenges, Adama Barrow, President of the Gambia, told the United Nations Assembly on Tuesday that “no country can thrive or solve ...

Nigerian President calls for global action on climate change, Lake Chad crisis

New York, A variety of “festering” causes and effects surround crises around the world, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, said on Tuesday, speaking on the first day ...

At UN Assembly, Mexico says world headed back to isolationism, protectionist systems

New York, Addressing world leaders on the first day of United Nations General Assembly’s annual general debate, Enrique Peña Nieto, President of Mexico, warned against isolat ...

Pursue comprehensive, just solutions instead of managing crises, Qatari Amir tells world leaders at UN Assembly

New York, The international community needs to go beyond “managing crises” and instead pursue comprehensive and just solutions, guided by international law and norms, if it is ...

At UN Assembly, Ecuador pledges support for world’s ‘abandoned people’ and persons with disabilities

New York, Taking the podium at the United Nations General Assembly’s annual debate, Lenin Moreno Garces, President of Ecuador, opened his address stressing that the principal of &ld ...

‘Multilateralism is the only answer to the challenges we face,’ UN Assembly President tells world leaders

New York,: With a call to multilateralism and shared work towards sustainable development and equality for all, María Fernanda Espinosa formally inaugurated the seventy-third gener ...

‘Our future rests in solidarity,’ commitment to rules-based order, UN chief tells world leaders

New York, Facing a world where trust – trust in national institutions, trust among States and trust in the rules-based global order – is at a breaking point, Secretary-General ...

Migration, sustaining peace, development high on UN General Assembly’s agenda for 2018

New York, Jan 13 (JEN), Jan 1Migration, sustaining peace and development are among the priorities of the United Nations General Assembly for the remainder of the current session through S ...