UN secretary general Antonio Guterres has congratulated Bangladeshi foreign minister Khalilur Rahman on his election as president of the 81st session of the UNGA.
UN secretary general has welcomed the adoption by the General Assembly of a resolution following up on the International Court of Justice advisory opinion on climate change.
The push for peace comes amid serious security setbacks on the ground.
UN secretary general Antonio Guterres has welcomed the exchange of 230 Ukrainian and 248 Russian prisoners of war between Ukraine and Russia.
UN Day on October 24 marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter – the day the organisation officially came into being.
The UN Security Council is expected to consider a draft resolution led by Brazil, calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
“No place is safe in Gaza anymore….At least 4,000 people have taken refuge in this UNRWA school-turned-shelter.”
Preliminary reports said hundreds were killed and many others wounded, including women and children.
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday departed New York after attending the 78th session of high-level meetings of the UN General Assembly.
“Humankind no longer pins its hopes on the UN when it comes to the defence of the sovereign borders of nations.”
