Tag: UN General Assembly

• Saturday, September 26th 2020 - 08:22 UTC

  Pope wants Covid-19 vaccine preferential treatment for the poor and weakest

  

  The poor and weakest members of society should get preferential treatment when a vaccine for the coronavirus is ready, Pope Francis told the United Nations on Friday. Speaking from the Vatican in a video address to the UN General Assembly, Francis said the worldwide pandemic had highlighted the urgent need to promote public health and ensure access to vaccines.

• Wednesday, September 23rd 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Argentine president again claims the Falklands before the UN General Assembly

  

  Argentine president Alberto Fernández again called on the UK to resume dialogue on the South Atlantic Islands and iterated his country's legitimate and imprescriptible sovereignty rights over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands, during his Tuesday address to the United Nations General Assembly on its 75th anniversary.

• Wednesday, September 23rd 2020 - 08:34 UTC

  Bolsonaro claims Brazil is victim of the most brutal disinformation campaign

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro defended his administration’s record protecting the Amazon rainforest, telling the United Nations’ virtual meeting of global leaders on Tuesday that his country has been wrongly portrayed as an environmental villain. Bolsonaro’s critics were quick to pick apart his claims.

• Wednesday, September 23rd 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Trump accuses China of unleashing Covid-19; Xi poses as global leader of multilateralism

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that China must be held accountable for having “unleashed” COVID-19 on the world, prompting Beijing to accuse him of “lies” and abusing the U.N. platform to provoke confrontation.

• Thursday, June 18th 2020 - 12:09 UTC

  India, Mexico, Norway and Ireland chosen to the UN Security Council; defeat for Canada's Trudeau

  

  The UN General Assembly elected on Wednesday four new members of the Security Council for 2021 and 2022, with Canada losing out again and the battle for the African seat going to a second round.

• Friday, November 8th 2019 - 09:22 UTC

  UN Assembly condemns “anachronistic” and “inhumane” US embargo on Cuba

  

  The UN General Assembly condemned the nearly 60-year-old US embargo on Cuba on Thursday for the 28th year in a row, calling for an end to it by a vote of 187 to three. Only Israel and Brazil voted with the US against the resolution. Two other US allies -Ukraine and Colombia - abstained.

• Wednesday, October 9th 2019 - 09:39 UTC

  UN running out of funds for staff salaries next month, claims Antonio Guterres

  

  The United Nations may not have enough money for staff salaries next month if member states don't pay what they owe, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday. He told the 193-member U.N. General Assembly's budget committee that if he had not worked since January to cut spending then the “we would not have had the liquidity to support” the annual gathering of world leaders last month.

• Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:42 UTC

  El Salvador president asks for a second at the UN, so he could take a selfie

  

  El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, whose social media savvy helped win him power earlier this year, took a selfie before his maiden speech at the UN General Assembly, which he called “obsolete” and suggested scrapping.

• Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  China slams Trump for the trade disputes but says Beijing will act in a calm, rational manner

  

  China's top diplomat said on Friday that tariffs and trade disputes could plunge the world into recession and Beijing was committed to resolving them in a “calm, rational and cooperative manner.”

• Friday, September 27th 2019 - 09:51 UTC

  Twenty countries sign an agreement to stop spread of fake news

  

  Twenty countries, including France, Britain, and India, signed an agreement at the UN on Thursday that aims to stop the spread of fake news online. The signatories, which also included South Africa and Canada, committed to promoting “independently reported, diverse and reliable” information on the internet, under an accord initiated by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a press freedom watchdog.