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Countries far from conflict paying the price for wars not their own, India tells UN
- UN News
India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar warned on Saturday that violent conflicts continue to undermine international peace and security, while countries far removed from the battlefield are being forced to pay a heavy price.
Saudi Arabia warns Gulf security inseparable from global stability amid regional tensions
- UN News
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister warned on Saturday that escalating threats across the Middle East risked international peace, energy security and global trade, calling for stronger international cooperation to protect Gulf States and vital shipping routes.
Cuba warns against ‘law of the jungle’ as Foreign Minister denounces US pressure
- UN News
Cuba’s Foreign Minister warned the UN General Assembly on Saturday that escalating military and economic pressure in Latin America and the Caribbean was threatening international law, while accusing the United States of intensifying a decades-long campaign to isolate and weaken his country.
Lavrov issues call for new Eurasian ‘security architecture’
- UN News
Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, accused Western countries of destabilising the world through “force and double standards” in his address to the UN General Assembly on Saturday, vowing that Moscow's “special military operation” in Ukraine would be “carried through to the end.”
‘Safeguard the postwar order,’ China tells UN General Assembly
- UN News
China's Vice President, Han Zheng, urged the world to defend the postwar international order on Saturday, telling the UN General Assembly that geopolitical conflicts, widening development gaps and mounting global challenges make multilateralism more urgent than ever.
Countries adopt global blueprint to tackle fast-evolving crime in digital age
- UN News
Countries adopted on Saturday a new global blueprint for tackling rapidly evolving forms of crime, as the UN’s largest gathering on crime prevention and criminal justice opened in Abu Dhabi with a call for stronger international cooperation.
The Takeaway: UN General Assembly debate Day 4
- UN News
From the Caribbean to the Pacific, leaders from small island States demanded climate justice, ocean protection and greater solidarity at the UN General Assembly on Friday. They warned that rising seas are already redrawing national boundaries, while the ripple effects of faraway wars are being felt on their shores. This edition of The Takeaway summarizes key points made during the fourth day of the annual high-level debate.
Nepal’s Devastating Floods Have Put Women and Girls at Greater Risk
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal / NEW YORK, United States , September 25 (IPS) - On August 26, 2026, deadly flash floods and landslides ripped through Himalayan towns and villages along Nepal and Tibet’s border, devastating communities. The United Nations estimates that in Nepal’s worst-affected districts of Rasuwa and Nuwakot, 157,050 women and girls are directly or indirectly impacted.
Myanmar: Corporate Complicity in the Spotlight
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, September 25 (IPS) - On 15 September, Norwegian police and security services raided the headquarters of Telenor in Oslo. Authorities accuse the multinational telecoms company, majority owned by the Norwegian state, of aiding and abetting crimes against humanity in Myanmar and breaching sanctions.
Forty Years of the ‘Right to Development’: When Growth Excludes, Is It Still Development?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS & BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, September 25 (IPS) - World leaders have warned that the most vulnerable people have been left behind as the right to development has promised more than it has delivered, with development seemingly the preserve of the superrich and powerful.
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