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World leaders descend on New York despite super-spreader threat

Some 100 world leaders descend on New York next week in a partial return of the annual UN extravaganza despite COVID concerns, with progress...

UN meeting on Myanmar arms embargo postponed

A UN General Assembly meeting set for Tuesday to discuss a non-binding resolution on halting arms transfers to Myanmar was postponed indefinitely because there...

UN to call for suspension of Myanmar arms transfer

UNITED NATIONS—The UN General Assembly on Tuesday is set to consider a draft non-binding resolution calling for “an immediate suspension” of the transfer of...

Assorted rights

"We have a long history of presidents seeking ever-friendlier relations with China."   Last week, the President caught us by surprise during his virtual address to...

When pigs fly

"Politics has become a business concern, and to hell with public service."   The President’s speech before the UN General Assembly was a masterpiece “worthy of...

UK at UN calls for global unity against pandemics

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday urged world leaders to "unite and turn our fire" against coronavirus as he announced a "five-point" plan...

What the President said at the General Assembly

"He made Filipinos proud."   Let me make one thing clear: President Duterte’s speech before the UN General Assembly should make all Filipinos proud. Whatever has...

Rody sues for universal access of COVID-19 vaccine

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday called on the United Nations to ensure universal access to the COVID-19 vaccine, “as a matter of policy,” once...

China eyes climate leadership

United Nations—Chinese President Xi Jinping moved to seize the climate agenda from the US, vowing that the world’s largest polluter will go carbon neutral...

Duterte tells UN: PH open to dialog on human rights, but observe non-interference principle

President Rodrigo Duterte denounced what he described as efforts to weaponize human rights as he assured the United Nations that the Philippines is open...

Venezuela, Cuba denounce US in UN speeches

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called Monday for the world to fight against "hegemony" and "imperialist ideas" during the UN General Assembly's virtual summit. In a...

4 new members elected to UNSC

The UN General Assembly elected four new members of the Security Council for 2021 and 2022, with Canada losing out again and the battle...

7 bid for 5 UN Security seats

United Nations"•The UN General Assembly on Wednesday will elect five new members of the Security Council for 2021 and 2022, with battles underway for...

China took their parents: The Uighur refugee children of Turkey

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