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At UN climate summit, world leaders say time is running short to stop the worst effects of warming

World leaders warned Thursday that time is running short for urgent and decisive action to prevent the worst effects of climate change, and blasted the United States for its retreat from those efforts ... Read More

As global crises deepen, leaders in Doha urge shift from promises to action

As global challenges deepen, governments, civil society and international partners convened in Doha on Monday to highlight concrete solutions to advance social development and confront some of today’s ... Read More

UN General Assembly: What did world leaders say about Israel’s war on Gaza?

World leaders gathered in New York from September 23 to 29 for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Israel faced growing isolation as speaker after speaker condemned its ... Read More

African leaders at U.N. focus on global issues while ignoring homegrown conflicts

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. African leaders addressed global conflicts like Gaza at the UN General Assembly but largely ignored devastating ... Read More

At the UN, African leaders did not draw attention to home conflicts, analysts say

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — They had a lot to say about global affairs. But complicated things happening closer to home? Not so much. Like their counterparts from other continents, African leaders took to ... Read More

WATCH: Day 7 of the 2025 United Nations General Assembly

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Oman — all nations in the thick of the unrest that has pervaded the Middle East — confronted the crisis in the region at the ... Read More

10 things world leaders missed when they walked out of Netanyahu’s UN speech

As Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the dais to speak at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Friday morning, what looked like two-thirds of the world leaders present ... Read More

World leaders to mark United Nations at 75 as pandemic challenges organization

World leaders will come together, virtually, on Monday to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, as the deadly coronavirus pandemic challenges the effectiveness and solidarity of the ... Read More

Dozens at UN General Assembly walk out as Israeli leader Netanyahu begins much-watched speech

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a defiant UN speech despite growing international isolation over his refusal to end the devastating war in Gaza UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Surrounded by ... Read More