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Sri Lanka’s President tells UN Assembly post-2015 agenda must address structural obstacles to development

New York, Sept 25 (JEN) The President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa in his address to world leaders at the United Nations this evening, said that the post-2015 agenda must focus on strengthening partnerships between developing and developed countries, which are essential for countries in the South to access financial resources and technology. more

Commending Yemenis on peace pact, Ban urges partners to step up support

New York, Sept 25 (JEN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday commended the Yemeni parties for reaching a peace pact, and called on the countryâ€™s partners to scale up support to ...

At UN Assembly, Mongolian leader underscores needs of landlocked developing countries

New York, Sept 25 (JEN) Spotlighting the concerns of least-developed land-locked countries, the President of Mongolia on Wednesday told the United Nations General Assembly that the newly cre ...

At UN event, officials call for ensuring ‘fundamental human right’ to quality education

New York, Sept 25 (JEN) Despite global gains in the number of children enrolled in school, many of the worldâ€™s students fail to leave their educational experiences with the skills ne ...

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 politica ...

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 ...