As the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) began its debate today on “Eradicating colonialism in all its forms and manifestations”, speakers highlighted modern-day manifestations of that phenomenon.
With nuclear arsenals expanding and arms control safeguards eroding worldwide, speakers today warned of mounting nuclear risks, from tensions in the Middle East and emerging technologies to the enduring consequences of nuclear testing, as the General Assembly held a high-level meeting to mark the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.
Twenty-five years after the landmark Durban Declaration was adopted, speakers gathered at United Nations Headquarters today to warn that racism persists, as artificial intelligence and digital platforms risk amplifying discrimination and legacies of slavery and colonialism continue to drive inequality.
As the high-level debate opening the eighty-first session of the General Assembly came to a close, several African countries took the stage today calling for a stronger role for their continent in the UN’s decision-making as well as in the global economy.
Amidst the boundless possibilities of a highly powered digital future lies the potential for lethal catastrophe as the world advances in the artificial intelligence race, world leaders heard today as the General Assembly’s high-level debate entered its fifth day.
Rising seas, distant wars, great-Power rivalries and the enduring scars of nuclear testing dominated appeals by small island African and Middle Eastern States in the General Assembly today, as their leaders demanded climate justice, ocean protection and greater international solidarity.
The Israel-Palestine conflict captured the attention of delegates gathered for day three of the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate, as leaders of both nations laid out starkly divergent views of a crisis that has inflamed the region and the world.
Global leaders met on the margins of the General Assembly’s annual general debate to hold a high-level meeting today on addressing the existential threats posed by rising sea levels, as speakers called for urgent action to protect States most severely affected by this phenomenon.
Development is not just about gross domestic product (GDP); it is about equity and human dignity, speakers underscored today at a meeting to mark the fortieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of the Right to Development.
Amid ongoing conflicts, geopolitical tensions and repercussions far beyond national borders, world leaders today offered different assessments of the United Nations and its ability to deliver on its promise of peace and security, on day two of the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate.
