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Joe Biden urges peace in final UN speech

The UN Secretary-General warned that the development in the world "is not sustainable" when the organization's General Assembly began. But the US President Joe Biden wanted to spread hope for the future in his swan song at the UN: Things can get better.

Joe Biden urges peace in final UN speech

War Focus as the Year's Speech Marathon in the UN Begins

The war in the Middle East and Ukraine casts heavy shadows when world leaders gather in New York for what is sometimes described as a cocktail-infused speaking relay: the UN General Assembly's general debate. .

War Focus as the Year's Speech Marathon in the UN Begins

UN Chief: Fearful of "a new Gaza" in Lebanon

The world looks on with horror at the escalation of large-scale attacks between Israel and Hezbollah. What worries me is the risk that Lebanon will be transformed into a new Gaza, says UN chief António Guterres at the General Assembly meeting in New York.

UN Chief: Fearful of "a new Gaza" in Lebanon

The UN has adopted a "future pact"

The UN member states have adopted a "future pact", which addresses the challenges that characterize our time – conflicts, climate change, and lack of human rights. It includes, among other things, a segment where the use of nuclear weapons is discouraged.

The UN has adopted a "future pact"

Iran vows revenge for "Israel's terrorist action"

Iran promises retaliation after the country's Lebanon ambassador was injured when thousands of applicants with ties to Iran-backed Hezbollah exploded. People in the region are holding their breath ahead of the Hezbollah leader's speech later on Thursday.

Iran vows revenge for "Israel's terrorist action"

Unrwa employee killed in Gaza

Six employees from the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, have been killed in Gaza, the agency writes on [X](https://x. com/UNRWA/status/1833967285171630128).

Unrwa employee killed in Gaza

Guterres: The Destruction in Gaza is the Worst I've Seen

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres demands an end to the situation in Gaza, which he describes as the worst death and destruction he has seen during his more than seven years in office. At the same time, he says it is "unrealistic" to believe that the UN could play a role in the future of the border area, either by administering the area or having a peacekeeping force there, due to Israel likely not accepting a UN role.

Guterres: The Destruction in Gaza is the Worst I've Seen

Xi: 500 billion and one million jobs for Africa

Over half a billion kronor in the coming three years. This is promised by China's President Xi Jinping to leaders from over 50 African countries.

Xi: 500 billion and one million jobs for Africa

Five more Palestinians have been killed

Five more Palestinians have been killed in Israeli operations on the occupied West Bank. Israel has carried out a series of operations on an unusually large scale and claims to see a growing threat even there.

Five more Palestinians have been killed

Guterres sends out an SOS about rising sea levels

The rising sea levels pose an impending catastrophe that risks hitting island nations in the Pacific particularly hard. This is according to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres at a summit between leaders of Pacific countries: > I am in Tonga to issue a global SOS – Save our seas – regarding rising sea levels.

Guterres sends out an SOS about rising sea levels

Blinken: Cooperation on Polio Vaccine for Gaza

Israel and the USA will cooperate to implement a mass vaccination of residents in Gaza against polio. This was stated by the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to reporters in Tel Aviv.

Blinken: Cooperation on Polio Vaccine for Gaza

Polio case discovered in Gaza – UN appeals for pause

A ten-month-old baby has been diagnosed with polio in Gaza, according to Palestinian health authorities. This is the first confirmed polio case in the Gaza Strip after recent warnings of an outbreak in the wake of the war.

Polio case discovered in Gaza – UN appeals for pause

Record-breaking tropical nights in a row in Seoul

South Korea's capital Seoul has recorded 26 tropical nights in a row – with the country's measure of nights when the temperature remains above 25 degrees. This is shown by statistics published on Friday.

Record-breaking tropical nights in a row in Seoul

UN directs harsh criticism at Venezuela election

A UN expert panel that observed the election in Venezuela criticizes it in sharp terms. The election lacked "fundamental transparency and integrity that are crucial for holding credible elections", according to the panel.

UN directs harsh criticism at Venezuela election

Maduro declared winner – protests erupt in Caracas

Nicolás Maduro has officially been declared the winner of Venezuela's controversial election. But the international criticism is widespread.

Maduro declared winner – protests erupt in Caracas

Guterres: Extreme Heat Epidemic

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns that humanity is suffering from a "heat epidemic". > Billions of people are facing an extreme heat epidemic – they are suffering under increasingly deadly heatwaves, says Guterres.

Guterres: Extreme Heat Epidemic

Israel: No to Palestinian State

Israel's parliament has voted through a resolution against the establishment of a Palestinian state. .

Israel: No to Palestinian State

Norway increases support to Unrwa

Norway is increasing its support to the UN's Palestine organization Unrwa by 100 million Norwegian kronor. This means that the Norwegian contribution to the organization this year is 475 million kronor.

Norway increases support to Unrwa

IDF: Attack on school building in central Gaza

Israel's military (IDF) claims to have attacked "terrorists" who used a school in the Nuseirat area in central Gaza as a "shield". A source at Al-Awda hospital in Nuseirat tells AFP that they have received several injured people after an attack on a school run by the UN's Palestine agency Unrwa.

IDF: Attack on school building in central Gaza

Russian attacks on five cities – over 30 dead

At least 33 people have been killed in extensive Russian attacks on cities around Ukraine. In Kiev, a children's hospital was hit in the largest attack on the capital in several months.

Russian attacks on five cities – over 30 dead

Multiple killed in Israeli attack on school building

A school building where thousands of Palestinians have taken shelter has been attacked by an Israeli air strike in Nuseirat in central Gaza. .

Multiple killed in Israeli attack on school building

Guterres: Lebanon must not become a new Gaza Strip

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns of "warlike rhetoric" from Israel and the Iran-backed Shia militia Hezbollah. To speak plainly: The people in the region and people all over the world cannot afford for Lebanon to become a new Gaza, he says.

Guterres: Lebanon must not become a new Gaza Strip

UN Chief: Why These Meetings Are Crucial for Ukraine

It is essential to have continued top-level meetings and conferences on Ukraine's reconstruction and a path forward towards peace. This is according to the head of the UN's development agency UNDP, Achim Steiner, during a visit to Sweden.

UN Chief: Why These Meetings Are Crucial for Ukraine

Blacklisting outrages Israel

Israel's UN ambassador is "appalled" that the Israeli military will be included on a forthcoming UN list of countries and armed forces that fail to protect children during war. .

Blacklisting outrages Israel