"MULTILATERALISM"

Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly told world leaders, “we need more multilateralism, not less. We need more of the UN, not less. We need a UN that is effective, efficient, relevant, and accountable.” UNIFEED

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland Thórdís Kolbrún Reykjfjörd Gylfadóttir, told world leaders on Saturday, “we must advocate for the multilateral system at every opportunity and convince the peoples of the world, that despite its flaws, it is vastly and completely superior to any other method of resolving issues and disputes between states.” UNIFEED

With risk of ‘Armageddon, apocalypse’ from just one single nuclear detonation, General Assembly members reaffirm determination to eliminate such weapons.

With risk of 'Armageddon, apocalypse' from just one single nuclear detonation, General Assembly members reaffirm determination to eliminate such weapons.

Addressing the general debate of the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the UN on Thursday, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said, “a Security Council that retains the power of veto in the hands of a few will still lead us to war, as we have seen this year.” UNIFEED

The 77th general debate of the UN General Assembly, which offers Member States the opportunity to reaffirm their commitment to multilateralism and discuss world issues, opens today at UN New York Headquarters. UNIFEED

With COVID-19 exposing the fault-lines of education systems globally, more than 130 countries committed to rebooting their education systems and accelerating action to end the learning crisis, at the UN Transforming Education Summit. UNIFEED

On the margins of the Transforming Education Summit, taking place at UN Headquarters, Secretary-General António Guterres and Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown met to discuss education finance and the role of the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd). UNIFEED

At a General Assembly’s remembrance event for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the UN Secretary-General described her as “a pillar without peer on the world stage for more than seventy years.” UNIFEED

General Assembly pays tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, consummate diplomat, beloved leader for over 70 years.