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Indonesian President urges UN Assembly to ‘push frontiers of nationalism into new globalism’

New York, Sept 25 (JEN) With strong commitment and political will, the impossible could become possible, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia, said on Wednesday, telling political leaders gathered for the United Nations General Assembly that it is to stop playing the game of "us" against "themâ€, and begin the hard d work be about of creating a new, equitable world order. more

In first address to UN Assembly, Turkish President urges support for victims of terrorism

New York, Sept 25 (JEN) With more than 1.5 million refugees seeking refuge in Turkey, President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called for international support to aid victims of terrorism, whil ...

Security Council high-level summit tackles growing threat of foreign terrorist fighters

New York, Sept 25 (JEN) Responding to an unprecedented flow of foreign terrorist fighters and the growth of facilitation networks fuelling conflicts around the world, the United Nations Secu ...

At UN Assembly, France’s President confirms militants’ beheading of French hostage

New York, Sept 25 (JEN) Speaking from the podium of the General Assembly on a day when the fight against Islamist terrorism took centre stage at the United Nations, French President FranÃ� ...

Mid-east, Gulf leaders strive for international response to terrorism in Syria

New York, Sept 24 (JEN) Taking the podium on Wednesday at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, leaders from the Gulf and Middle East regions called for a collective strategy to ...

Egypt’s President urges world leaders at UN to confront extremism, end support for terrorism ‘plague’

New York, Sept 25 (JEN) World leaders must intensity efforts to stop support for the terrorist organizations committing crimes in the Middle East and North Africa under the guise of religion ...

Leaders form Latin America, Caribbean region urge action to erase inequality, spur development

New York, Sept 25 (JEN) Inequality is one of the greatest threats to development and international security because it fosters poverty, exclusion and breeds social unrest, resentment and vi ...

At UN Assembly, Ugandan President among African leaders highlighting continent’s unified vision

New York, Sept 25 (JEN) Calling for economic and security partnerships, Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the first of several African leaders on Wednesday addressing the high-level ...

Republic of Korea President calls on UN to spearhead way towards reunification

New York, Sept 25 (JEN) Citing the fall of the Berlin Wall 25 years ago, President Park Geun-hye of the Republic of Korea (ROK), used her address to the annual high-level meeting of the Gene ...

Addressing UN Assembly, US President urges cooperation to combat extremism, renew multilateral system

New York, Sept 25 (JEN) With the world at a crossroads â€œbetween war and peace, disorder and integrationâ€, United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged cooperation at ...