African countries must work harder to ban female genital mutilation, Chantal Compoare, the first lady of Burkina Faso, said on Monday. "I call ...
Most of the world's major weapons exporters, including the United States, supported a UN resolution that calls for a treaty aimed at strengthening ...
Asif Ali Zardari, right, president of Pakistan, is aided in placing a photo of Benazir Bhutto on the podium before his address to the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Copyright 2009 AP ...
NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters on September 25, 2009 in New York City. The United Nations General Assembly is meeting for their 64th session featuring leaders from over ...
The Arab states of the Gulf said on Friday that US President Obama's speech this week to the UN General Assembly can be a basis for reaching a Middle East peace agreement. "We believe the content of (the president's) speech constitutes a ...
Developing nations ask industrialized world to compensate them for economic, climate crises Developing nations are urging the industrialized world to acknowledge its responsibility for the global economic and climate crises and to compensate them for the damages these have caused. Yemeni Foreign ...
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president of Iran, waves following his address to the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Copyright 2009 AP News
President Barack Obama walks with first lady Michelle Obama after delivering his speech during the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/David Karp) Copyright 2009 AP News
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Human rights groups urged the U.N. General Assembly to appoint a special envoy to investigate abuses in Iran, alleging detainees held after disputed elections there have been raped and tortured. Iran has called the allegations baseless. Human Rights ...
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua will not attend the UN General Assembly and instead leave Tuesday for Saudi Arabia, where he underwent a medical check-up a month ago, officials said. A statement from his office on Monday said: "President Umaru Musa Yar?Adua, will, ...
Prime Minister Gordon Brown will not hold a formal meeting with Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi at this week's UN General Assembly, his official spokesman said on Monday. But the spokesman added that he could not rule out the possibility of them talking ...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Iran Friday to engage in talks with the United States and other powers on its suspect nuclear activities or face the consequences. Clinton made the appeal before she and President Barack Obama consult partners at the ...
