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General Secretary of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, gives key note speech aboard an electric boat in Berlin and citicises Alexander Lukashenko's 'regime' for 'using vulnerable people as a tool to put pressure on other countries'. He calls these 'hybrid tactics' 'cynical'. This comes amid a continuing crisis at the border between Poland and Belarus, where Polish border guards are attmepting to clear makeshift camps of migrants. IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges the world to prevent a "new Cold War" between the United States and China and halt conflicts so it can focus on solving the Covid-19 pandemic. SOUNDBITE
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the UN "has become a moral farce", and called the Human Rights Council a 'joke' as he was gave his address at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Thursday. The 71st annual UNGA takes place in the UN's New York City headquarters between Tuesday 20 and Monday 26 September.
Faced with the explosion of artificial intelligence, which is arousing both enthusiasm and concern, the UN General Assembly adopts its first resolution on this sensitive social issue. The text, prepared by the United States and co-sponsored by dozens of countries, was adopted without a vote, by consensus, after several months of negotiations. IMAGES
The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly passes a non-binding resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza -- a call the paralyzed Security Council has so far failed to make, piling pressure on Israel and Washington. The body, which includes all 193 UN member nations, voted 153 in favor of the resolution, exceeding the 140 or so countries that have routinely backed resolutions condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Ten countries, including the United States and Israel, voted against, while 23 abstained. IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shakes hands with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as he arrives for the COP28 summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. IMAGES