UN - UN Affairs

1. ‘Hot debates about hot topics’, a strength not a weakness, says UNGA80 president

   Over 190 world leaders spoke from the General Assembly podium during high-level week – underscoring the UN’s enduring relevance as a form of “life insurance” for many of the world’s developing countries, said President Annalena Baerbock on Wednesday.

2. ‘House of diplomacy and dialogue’: UN wraps up high-level week with calls for peace, climate action and reform

   The United Nations remains “the house of diplomacy and dialogue” in a divided world, General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said as she closed the 80th session’s general debate, urging nations to convert the week’s momentum into concrete action on peace, climate change and institutional reform.

3. ‘Do not submit to a world ruled by brute force,’ Denmark urges world leaders at UN

   Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Monday, Danish Ambassador Christina Markus Lassen warned that the “collective inability” of the international community to address crises in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan, “must not prompt us to submit to a world ruled by brute force.”

4. Denuclearization ‘tantamount’ to surrendering sovereignty: DPR Korea minister

   Addressing the UN General Assembly on Monday, the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea gave a muscular defence of his country’s stance on nuclear weapons, also highlighting strides towards economic development.

5. Nepal highlights youth-driven change, and calls for global action

   Nepal’s UN Ambassador Lok Bahadur Thapa delivered a comprehensive address to the General Assembly’s high-level debate on Monday, emphasising both domestic reforms and the urgent need for international solidarity to tackle global crises.