"TERRORISM"

The Syrian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates told the General Assembly that “the illegal military presence on Syrian territory runs counter to international law and the UN Charter” and “must cease immediately.” UNIFEED

The Prime Minister of Iraq, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, told the General Assembly his country “looks forward to receiving further UN support in reconstructing the liberated areas affected by the occupation of ISIS terrorists.” UNIFEED

Vice President of Uganda Jessica Alupo told world leaders, “we must note that despite contributing an insignificant amount of global greenhouse gas emissions, the African continent, like many developing regions of the world, suffer the effects of climate change to a disproportionate degree.” UNIFEED

In his address to the General Assembly’s General Debate, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Israel “will do whatever it takes” to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. UNIFEED

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “the security crisis in the Sahel poses a global threat,” adding that “a coordinated international breakthrough is urgently needed.” UNIFEED

The President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum said that the surest way to ward off the effects of the terrorist violence is to strengthen democracy. UNIFEED

The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, said, “there is absolutely no doubt that today, we as a community of nations, collectively face the most challenging social, economic and environmental situation we have experienced in modern history.” UNIFEED

The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, called upon the United Nations to become more actively involved in the fight against terrorism in the country and the Great Lakes region. UNIFEED

UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for a “coalition of the world” to overcome divisions, provide hope in place of turmoil. UNIFEED

People’s rights to privacy is coming under even greater pressure from the use of modern networked digital technologies whose features make them formidable tools for surveillance, control and oppression, a new UN report has warned. UNTV CH