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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that “humanity is waging war on nature” with rhinos, orangutans and other species dying out as mankind fells rainforests, over-fishes oceans and builds ever-bigger cities.. AP

Mankind called ‘most dangerous species’ at UN extinction meeting

Activists say wildlife species are becoming extinct at alarming rates

October 1, 2020

The flags of the United States, Bahrain, Israel and the UAE during a signing ceremony of the Abraham Accord on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on September 15, 2020. EPA

Leaders discuss establishing ties with Israel at UN meet

US President Donald Trump described the Abraham Accord as a ‘landmark breakthrough’ marking a new Middle East

September 30, 2020

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, delivers a statement after meeting Nikos Dendias, Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs. Wam

UNGA: Abraham Accord has paved way for 'peace in region', UAE foreign minister says

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed says political decision to resolve crisis in Yemen rests with Yemenis

September 29, 2020

Plastic bottles and other garbage wash up on a beach in the county of Cork in Ireland. Getty Images

World leaders unveil 10-point plan to prevent destruction of planet

Boris Johnson, Angela Merkel, Justin Trudeau, Jacinda Ardern and 60 other leaders promote steps for green recovery

September 28, 2020

Syria's Deputy Prime Minister Walid Muallem speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly. (UNTV via AP)

UNGA 2020: Syria accuses US of using sanctions to suffocate Syrians 'like George Floyd'

New US sanctions took effect in Syria in June

September 27, 2020

Dr Abdalla Hamdok, Sudan's prime minister, speaks during the United Nations General Assembly. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

UNGA 2020: Sudan urges UN to remove it from terror sponsor list

Prime Minister Dr Abdalla Hamdok says Sudan is actively fighting terrorism

September 27, 2020

Saad Eddine El Othmani, Prime Minister of Morocco, speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Saturday, September 26, 2020. UNTV via AP

UNGA 2020: pandemic highlights growing poverty and lack of solidarity, Moroccan PM says

Saadeddine Othmani appealed urged banks to relieve other African nations' debt to help them tackle Covid-19

September 26, 2020

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi pledged usage of his country's vaccine production facilities in his UNGA address. AP

India offers Covid vaccine production facilities to the world

Narendra Modi also tells UNGA that India is moving ahead with Phase 3 clinical trials

September 26, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, on Saturday, September 26, 2020, at the UN headquarters in New York. UNTV Via AP

UNGA 2020: Boris Johnson urges removal of global trade barriers

British Prime Minister told the UN General Assembly that countries should ready global protocols for a future health emergency

September 26, 2020

Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison speaking to the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly. UNTV Via AP

UNGA 2020: With video address, world leaders jazz up their delivery

A direct view into the offices of power to montages to help illustrate speeches, some world leaders made the most of their address

September 26, 2020

UNGA 2020: Modi pledges India's vaccine capacity for ‘all humanity’

Addressing the General Assembly, the Indian leader said that the world's largest vaccine producer stood ready once a Covid-19 inoculation is ready

September 26, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A bird flies over the convergence between the White Nile river and Blue Nile river in Khartoum, Sudan, February 17, 2020. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

UNGA 2020: Ethiopia has 'no intention' of using dam to harm Egypt or Sudan

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says he is committed to finding amicable solution

September 26, 2020

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to announce major investments in preventative coronavirus measures. AFP

UNGA 2020: Boris Johnson calls for worldwide ‘zoonotic hubs’ to identify dangerous pathogens

British prime minister wants to identify pathogens before they leap from animals to humans

September 26, 2020

File photo: German Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas attends a Foreign affairs ministers council in Brussels EPA

UNGA 2020: Covid-19 confirms need for multilateralism, says German foreign minister

Foreign ministers met virtually at a UN General Assembly sideline event hosted by the Alliance for Multilateralism

September 26, 2020

Giuseppe Conte, Italy's prime minister, speaks during the United Nations General Assembly; the United Nations General Assembly met in a virtual environment for the first time in its 75-year history due to the pandemic. Bloomberg

UNGA 2020: Italy’s Conte says movement towards peace in Libya ‘encouraging’

The Italian Prime Minister called for humanitarian work conducted by the UN and Italy in Libya to continue

September 25, 2020

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Mankind called ‘most dangerous species’ at UN extinction meeting

Leaders discuss establishing ties with Israel at UN meet

UNGA: Abraham Accord has paved way for 'peace in region', UAE foreign minister says

World leaders unveil 10-point plan to prevent destruction of planet

UNGA 2020: Syria accuses US of using sanctions to suffocate Syrians 'like George Floyd'

UNGA 2020: Sudan urges UN to remove it from terror sponsor list

UNGA 2020: pandemic highlights growing poverty and lack of solidarity, Moroccan PM says

India offers Covid vaccine production facilities to the world

UNGA 2020: Boris Johnson urges removal of global trade barriers

UNGA 2020: With video address, world leaders jazz up their delivery

UNGA 2020: Modi pledges India's vaccine capacity for ‘all humanity’

UNGA 2020: Ethiopia has 'no intention' of using dam to harm Egypt or Sudan

UNGA 2020: Boris Johnson calls for worldwide ‘zoonotic hubs’ to identify dangerous pathogens

UNGA 2020: Covid-19 confirms need for multilateralism, says German foreign minister

UNGA 2020: Italy’s Conte says movement towards peace in Libya ‘encouraging’

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