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New York, Sept 25 (JEN) European leaders took the podium on Wednesday on the first day of this year’s annual high-level meeting of the General Assembly to pledge their commitment to United Nations efforts to achieve peace and development across a whole range of issues while highlighting their own specific concerns. more
MoU between India- US for cooperation in gas hydrates approved

New Delhi, Sept 24 (JEN): The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and ...

ISIL should be degraded and destroyed: Obama

New York, Sept 24 (JEN) US President Barack Obama on Wednesday addressed the UN General Assembly where he attacked the ISIL and said the militant group should be 'degraded and ultimately ...

General Assembly President opens annual debate urging leaders to ‘make history’

New York, Sept 24 (JEN) As he opened the annual United Nations forum for world leaders on Wednesday, the President of the General Assembly appealed to them to seize this “unprecedente ...

Opening General Assembly debate, Ban urges leadership to move from ‘turbulence’ to peace

New York, Sept 24 (JEN) Warning that the world’s “fasten seat belt” light is illuminated,Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday opened the 69th annual debate of the Un ...

UN General Assembly’s 69th general debate kicks off Wednesday

New York, Sept 24 (JEN) The United Nations General Assembly’s annual high-level debate officially kicks off Wednesday, but this year, more than 120 leaders have already spent a day fo ...

Yemen: UN Security Council hails new peace accord, warns against violent disruptions

New York, Sept 24 (JEN) Welcoming a recent peace pact signed between the Yemeni Government and its opponents, the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday called for its full and immediat ...

Cairo+20: General Assembly reaffirms UN goals on population, development

New York, Sept 23 (JEN) The international community must renew its pledge to protect women and girls as it strives to improve the dignity of all people and secure the future of the planet, s ...

Scotland says No to Independence, UK remains united

London/Glasgow, Sept 19 (JEN) United Kingdom will remain united as Scotland said "No" to severing its 307 year long association with the UK in a historic referendum a day ago on whether it ...

‘No losers, only partners’ with Afghan unity government, Security Council told

New York, Sept 19 (JEN) There is “quite simply no better way forward” other than a unity government in Afghanistan, United Nations envoy Ján Kubiš, told the Security Counci ...