{"id":16292,"date":"2018-09-25T16:24:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T16:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=16292"},"modified":"2018-09-25T16:24:40","modified_gmt":"2018-09-25T16:24:40","slug":"un-general-assembly-2018-all-the-latest-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=16292","title":{"rendered":"UN General Assembly 2018: All the latest updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"body-200771816342556199\" readability=\"73.2851443323\">\n<p class=\"speakable\">World leaders have descended on New York\u00a0to take part in the 73rd session of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/organisations\/un.html\">United Nations<\/a> General Assembly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/iran.html\">Iran<\/a> nuclear deal, a response to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/subjects\/rohingya.html\">Rohingya<\/a> crisis, and the future of the UN Relief and Works Agency (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/organisations\/unrwa.html\">UNRWA<\/a>) are some of the issues expected to take centre stage at this year&#8217;s gathering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">On Tuesday, the first batch of leaders will address the assembly &#8211; US President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/people\/donald-trump.html\">Donald Trump<\/a>, Iranian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/people\/hassan-rouhani.html\">Hassan Rouhani<\/a>, and Turkish President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/people\/recep-tayyip-erdogan.html\">Recep Tayyip Erdogan<\/a> among them.<\/p>\n<p>Follow live updates here.<\/p>\n<h2>Turkey&#8217;s Erdogan calls for political solution in Syria \u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n<ul readability=\"3.5\">\n<li readability=\"1\">\n<p>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on all parties to support &#8220;just and sustainable political solution&#8221; in Syria with constructive approach, to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"1\">\n<p>Last week, Turkey and Russia reached a deal to establish a demilitarised zone in Syria&#8217;s Idlib province to prevent bloodshed in the rebel-held territory where nearly three million people live.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"2\">\n<p>&#8220;Those who equip terrorists with tens of thousands of trucks and cargo planes, load of arms for sake of tactical interests will most definitely feel sorrow in the future,&#8221; he also said. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Turkey&#8217;s Erdogan: UN failing to act on Palestine, Myanmar \u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n<ul readability=\"3.5\">\n<li readability=\"1\">\n<p>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has renounced the United Nations Security for &#8220;standing idle to the oppression&#8221; in Myanmar, Palestine and Bosnia among other nations. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"1\">\n<p>In a speech before the UN on Tuesday, Erdogan said \u00a0that &#8220;those who remained silent on the oppression of the Palestinians&#8221; are only encouraging the oppressors.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"2\">\n<p>&#8220;Even if the whole world turns its back, Turkey will continue to be on the side of the oppressed Palestinians,&#8221; he said. \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Trump addresses UN: Trade imbalance with China unacceptable \u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n<ul readability=\"1\">\n<li readability=\"0\">\n<p>US President Donald Trump has declared that America&#8217;s trade deficit with China is &#8220;unacceptable&#8221;. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"2\">\n<p>In a speech before the UN, Trump said that the world trading system &#8220;is in dire need of change&#8221;, complaining that over the last two decades the US has suffered $13tr in trade deficit with China.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>He said Beijing has engaged in theft of intellectural properties, while the US faced thousands of job losses. \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Trump addresses UN: Iran should be isolated\u00a0<\/h2>\n<ul readability=\"4\">\n<li readability=\"1\">\n<p>US President Donald Trump has asked all nations to isolate Iran&#8217;s leadership, and vowed that more sanctions will follow after the resumption of oil sanctions on November 5. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"0\">\n<p>Trump said that Iranian leaders are &#8220;sowing chaos, death and destruction&#8221; in the Middle East. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"1\">\n<p>&#8220;Iran&#8217;s leaders plunder the nations resources to enrich themselves and to spread mayhem across the Middle East and far beyond,&#8221; he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"0\">\n<p>Trump said Iran&#8217;s neighbours have paid a &#8220;heavy toll&#8221; for the region&#8217;s agenda of &#8220;aggression and expansion&#8221;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Trump: US has never been &#8216;stronger, safer, richer&#8217;\u00a0<\/h2>\n<ul readability=\"2\">\n<li readability=\"2\">\n<p>US President Donald Trump said that in less than two years since his election, his country has never been &#8220;stronger, safer and richer&#8221;. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"2\">\n<p><span>Speaking Tuesday at the UN General Assembly in New York, <\/span>Trump also highlighted his achievement with North Korea, but added that sanctions will continue until denuclearisation is carried out.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>UN&#8217;s Guterres: We are not doing enough on global warming<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"imagecontainer item\" data-image-url=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2018\/9\/25\/f56ce4276328469ebf75de2bc7b802da_18.jpg\">\n<table class=\"image\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody readability=\"1.5\">\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2018\/9\/25\/f56ce4276328469ebf75de2bc7b802da_18.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr readability=\"3\">\n<td class=\"caption\">During his speech, the UN chief also warned against the rise of populism around the world [Reuters]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul readability=\"3\">\n<li readability=\"0\">\n<p>UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world has reached &#8220;a pivotal moment&#8221; in global warming and risks runaway climate change if leaders don&#8217;t act in the next two years.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"2\">\n<p>Speaking Tuesday at the UN General Assembly in New York, Guterres told world leaders that they are not doing enough to combat what he calls &#8220;a direct existential threat&#8221; that is moving faster than people are working to combat it.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"1\">\n<p>He&#8217;s calling for making sure the international Paris climate change agreement is implemented. US. President Donald Trump has announced he&#8217;s withdrawing his country from the pact. <br \/>Guterres is planning a climate summit next year.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>UN chief: World suffering from &#8216;trust deficit disorder&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul readability=\"4.5\">\n<li readability=\"1\">\n<p>The world is suffering from &#8220;trust deficit disorder,&#8221; UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in remarks ahead of world leaders&#8217; speeches at the UN headquarters in New York. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"2\">\n<p>People are losing faith in political establishments, power relations are unclear and &#8220;democratic principles are under siege,&#8221; Guterres said.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"3\">\n<p>&#8220;The world is more connected, yet societies are becoming more fragmented. Challenges are growing outward, while many people are turning inward,&#8221; the UN chief added.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Trump on Twitter: no meeting with Rouhani<\/h2>\n<ul readability=\"6\">\n<li readability=\"1\">\n<p>US President Donald Trump has tweeted to say he will not be meeting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, US. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"2\">\n<p>&#8220;<span>Despite requests, I have no plans to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Maybe someday in the future. I am sure he is an absolutely lovely man!,&#8221; Trump said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"-1\">\n<p><span>Rouhani already told NBC News on Monday there would not be a meeting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"4\">\n<p><span><span>&#8220;Naturally, if someone is keen on having a meeting and holding dialogue and creating progress in relationships, that person would not use the tool of sanctions and threats [and bring] to bear all of its power against another government and nation,&#8221; the Iranian leader said.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\" readability=\"6.38235294118\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Despite requests, I have no plans to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Maybe someday in the future. I am sure he is an absolutely lovely man!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1044540438806482944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul readability=\"5.79310344828\">\n<li readability=\"-1\">\n<p>Here are some of the key issues expected to feature heavily at this year&#8217;s General Assembly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"2\">\n<p><strong>The Rohingya<\/strong>: Countries are divided on an appropriate response to the Rohingya crisis, with US Ambassador Nikki Haley calling for strong and immediate action against Myanmar&#8217;s leadership and Chinese ambassador Wu Haitao urging a softer approach based on &#8220;constructive assistance&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"2\">\n<p><strong>Syria<\/strong>: As the battle for Idlib looms,\u00a0<span>UN officials have called on all parties to ensure that civilian casualties are avoided, but there are no signs of these warnings being heeded.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"0.864406779661\">\n<p><strong>Iran nuclear deal<\/strong>: Relations between the US and Iran are at a low since Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2018\/05\/donald-trump-declares-withdrawal-iran-nuclear-deal-180508141155625.html\">pulled out<\/a> of the nuclear deal in May. Meanwhile, Europe is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2018\/09\/eu-iran-agree-payment-system-skirt-sanctions-180925050920569.html\">trying to keep<\/a>\u00a0the agreement afloat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"-0.947368421053\">\n<p>Read our full analysis on what to expect at the 2018 general assembly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/general-assembly-2018-key-issues-rohingya-north-korea-180920224409033.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>New Zealand&#8217;s &#8216;First baby&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul readability=\"5.88851351351\">\n<li readability=\"0\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/new-zealand.html\">New Zealand<\/a>&#8216;s Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern made history when she brought her three-month-old daughter into the assembly hall on Monday evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"-1\">\n<p>Ardern called bringing her baby into the meeting a &#8220;practical decision&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"5\">\n<p>&#8220;Neve is actually nearby me most of the time in New Zealand, she&#8217;s just not always caught. But here, when she&#8217;s awake, we try and keep her with me. So that was the occasion,&#8221; the New Zealand Herald quoted her as saying.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"2\">\n<p>The head of state&#8217;s partner, Clarke Gayford, earlier tweeted a picture of the ID badge of Ms Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford &#8211; New Zealand&#8217;s &#8220;first baby&#8221;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\" readability=\"6.9855907781\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Because everyone on twitter&#8217;s been asking to see Neve&#8217;s UN id, staff here whipped one up. <br \/>I wish I could have captured the startled look on a Japanese delegation inside UN yesterday who walked into a meeting room in the middle of a nappy change. <br \/>Great yarn for her 21st. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/838BI96VYX\">pic.twitter.com\/838BI96VYX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clarke Gayford (@NZClarke) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NZClarke\/status\/1044252770268672000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>What is the General Assembly?\u00a0<\/h2>\n<ul readability=\"10.1070686071\">\n<li readability=\"1\">\n<p>The General Assembly is the main deliberative and policymaking organ of the UN. It is the only UN body with equal representation, meaning each country has one vote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"2\">\n<p>The General Assembly convenes once a year for three months starting in mid-September and, if necessary, again from January.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"1\">\n<p>The event that draws much of the media&#8217;s attention is the general debate, which kicks off on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"2\">\n<p>During the general debate, which is scheduled to last for nine days, world leaders take turns delivering speeches about the issues that matter to their governments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"0\">\n<p>Representatives from each of the 193 UN member states get 15 minutes in principle to speak. <a href=\"https:\/\/gadebate.un.org\/en\">Here&#8217;s a schedule.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"2.81314878893\">\n<p>Some of the most memorable moments in the history of the general debate are Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/americas\/2012\/09\/2012927154228135624.html\">red line<\/a>&#8221; speech, former Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi&#8217;s 96-minute speech during which he ripped a copy of the UN charter, and Trump calling North Korean leader Kim Jong-un &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2017\/09\/trump-threatens-destroy-north-korea-170919140528723.html\">rocket man<\/a>&#8220;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Meet Maria Fernanda Espinosa: UN General Assembly president<\/h2>\n<ul readability=\"0.5\">\n<li readability=\"0\">\n<p>Maria Fernanda Espinosa is the first woman ever from Latin America and the Caribbean to preside over the General Assembly.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"1\">\n<p>Before the general debate, Al Jazeera spoke to the Ecuadorian about her work and her message to world leaders about the week ahead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"32\">\n<p>\n            SOURCE: <span>Al Jazeera and news agencies<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World leaders have descended on New York\u00a0to take part in the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly.\u00a0 The Iran nuclear deal, a response to the Rohingya crisis, and the future of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) are some of the issues expected to take centre stage at this year&#8217;s gathering. 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