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... Syria: Return of millions brings hope but challenges remain

In just nine months, one million Syrians have returned home following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime last December, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Wednesday.
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... New national climate plans unveiled at high-level summit ahead of COP30 conference

From accelerating the move to clean energy to planting acres of trees, leaders from more than 100 countries announced or reiterated new national climate action plans during a meeting on Wednesday as part of the high-level week of the UN General Assembly.
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... AI must not decide humanity’s fate, UN chief warns Security Council

Artificial intelligence holds vast potential but poses grave risks if left unregulated, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday.
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... Security Council LIVE: Guardrails urgently needed for AI on the battlefield, warns Guterres

Humankind can’t allow killer robots and other AI-driven weapons to seize control of warfare, the UN Secretary-General just told ambassadors in the Security Council. “Innovation must serve humanity – not undermine it,” António Guterres continued, briefing a high-level meeting on growing concerns over peace and security in the fast-evolving age of AI – and the urgent need for consensus over international regulation.
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... Syrian President outlines reforms, pledges national renewal

Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa used his debut at the UN General Assembly’s annual debate to outline a forward-looking agenda of reform and rebuilding, promising balanced diplomacy, transitional justice, and inclusive representation as the country turns “the page of a wretched past.
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... Shipping faces ‘stormy seas’ as trade slows and costs rise

Global maritime trade is entering a period of fragile growth, rising costs and mounting uncertainty, the UN trade and development body (UNCTAD) warned on Wednesday.
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... Kenya’s Ruto demands permanent African seat on the Security Council, highlights support for Haiti

Kenyan President William Ruto told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that Africa’s exclusion from permanent membership of the Security Council is “unacceptable, unfair and grossly unjust.”
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... World News in Brief: WHO reaffirms safety of vaccines, appeal for Sudanese civilians trapped in El Fasher, DR Congo Ebola outbreak update

The World Health Organization (WHO) stressed on Wednesday that there is no conclusive scientific evidence linking the use of paracetamol – also known as acetaminophen – during pregnancy, with autism spectrum disorder.
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... ‘Iran has never sought and will never seek to build a nuclear bomb,’ President tells General Assembly

Iran’s President affirmed that his country has no intentions to build a nuclear bomb in his address to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday. 
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... Gaza: UN agencies warn of escalating attacks, mass displacement and famine

UN agencies on Wednesday warned that civilians in the devastated Gaza Strip are facing escalating attacks, more mass displacement and worsening hunger.
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... We have no choice but to fight, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy tells world leaders

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday warned world leaders that international institutions are “too weak” to stop wars, urging more countries to join Ukraine’s security coalition and step up pressure on Russia.
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... Climate Summit 2025: The path to COP30

Floods in South Asia, wildfires across North America, and record-breaking heat in Europe have underscored what scientists have warned for years: climate change is escalating faster than the political response. Against this backdrop, the UN Secretary-General is holding a climate summit during the high-level week of the General Assembly, pressing nations to raise their climate pledges ahead of November’s UN climate conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil.
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... General Debate LIVE: Day Two

Follow our live coverage here of the second day of the General Debate in New York, featuring leaders from Spain, Ukraine, Iran, Estonia, Argentina, Syria Cyprus, Kenya, Sierra Leone and many others – UN News app users can click here. For a full rundown of who is speaking through the day, check out the full list here.
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... Echoes of Gaza war dominate UN halls, from Assembly podium to Council chamber

The deepening crisis in Gaza echoed through the halls of the United Nations on Tuesday, as the Security Council grappled with alarming reports of civilian suffering and rising regional tensions, while leaders from Jordan to Qatar took the General Assembly floor to demand urgent global action.
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... Guterres calls for ceasefire as European leaders affirm Ukraine’s rights at UN

The Security Council on Tuesday heard a warning from Secretary-General António Guterres on the war in Ukraine, while in the General Assembly, leaders from Lithuania, France and Poland called for stronger international action against aggression.
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... Guterres warns against loss of ‘fragile’ diplomatic momentum over Ukraine

Speaking at a high-level briefing on Ukraine on Tuesday, the UN Secretary General António Guterres told the Security Council that the international community cannot afford to lose “fragile” diplomatic momentum over ending the war with Russia.
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... Haiti’s security crisis ‘is like the Sword of Damocles above us’: Foreign Minister

Foreign Ministers from across the Americas met on the margins of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to rally for greater support for Haiti. 
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... Failure to end Gaza war undermining world’s credibility, UN chief warns

UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Tuesday that the crisis in Gaza has become “one of the darkest chapters of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” with worsening suffering and deepening regional instability.
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... US President Trump criticizes UN, NATO and climate ‘hoax’

United States President Donald Trump told world leaders gathered at the UN on Tuesday that during a seven-month period he had ended “seven unendable” wars, but said the global body had offered little help.
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... SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Fragile diplomatic momentum on Ukraine must continue, Guterres urges

The UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Tuesday it’s important not to lose the “fragile diplomatic momentum” between Ukraine and Russia – and international mediators – over ending the war. He was briefing ambassadors in back-to-back meetings where calling for ceasefire in Gaza, he said the “day after” war ends there, must be anchored in international law, rejecting any “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians.
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