Policy

James Marape, Prime Minister of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, addresses the General Debate of the 80th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 23 - 29 September 2025). World leaders will gather to engage in the annual high-level General Debate under the theme, "Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights". The General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly is the opportunity for Heads of State and Government to come together at the UN Headquarters and discuss world issues. Heads of State and Government and ministers will explore solutions to intertwined global challenges to advance peace, security, and sustainable development. The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organization. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter of the United Nations. Each of the 193 Member States of the United Nations has an equal vote. The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States, the UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter. General debate website: https://gadebate.un.org/ ---------------------------------------- مشاهدة هذا الفيديو باللغة العربية على موقع البث الشبكي للأمم المتحدة 请在联合国网络电视（UN Web TV）观看中文版视频 Regardez cette vidéo en français sur UN Web TV Vea este video en español en UN Web TV Смотрите это видео на русском на UN Web TV https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1k9mvnstg Screenshot credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe #UNGA #UnitedNations

Jeremiah Manele, Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, addresses the General Debate of the 80th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 23 - 29 September 2025). World leaders will gather to engage in the annual high-level General Debate under the theme, "Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights". The General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly is the opportunity for Heads of State and Government to come together at the UN Headquarters and discuss world issues. Heads of State and Government and ministers will explore solutions to intertwined global challenges to advance peace, security, and sustainable development. The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organization. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter of the United Nations. Each of the 193 Member States of the United Nations has an equal vote. The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States, the UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter. General debate website: https://gadebate.un.org/ ---------------------------------------- مشاهدة هذا الفيديو باللغة العربية على موقع البث الشبكي للأمم المتحدة 请在联合国网络电视（UN Web TV）观看中文版视频 Regardez cette vidéo en français sur UN Web TV Vea este video en español en UN Web TV Смотрите это видео на русском на UN Web TV https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1nrk9q7qr Screenshot credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe #UNGA #UnitedNations

Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister, Minister for National Security and the Public Service, and Minister for Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment of Barbados, addresses the General Debate of the 80th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 23 - 29 September 2025). World leaders will gather to engage in the annual high-level General Debate under the theme, "Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights". The General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly is the opportunity for Heads of State and Government to come together at the UN Headquarters and discuss world issues. Heads of State and Government and ministers will explore solutions to intertwined global challenges to advance peace, security, and sustainable development. The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organization. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter of the United Nations. Each of the 193 Member States of the United Nations has an equal vote. The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States, the UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter. General debate website: https://gadebate.un.org/ ---------------------------------------- مشاهدة هذا الفيديو باللغة العربية على موقع البث الشبكي للأمم المتحدة 请在联合国网络电视（UN Web TV）观看中文版视频 Regardez cette vidéo en français sur UN Web TV Vea este video en español en UN Web TV Смотрите это видео на русском на UN Web TV https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k15/k1523vq3o1 Screenshot credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe #UNGA #UnitedNations

Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, addresses the General Debate of the 80th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 23 - 29 September 2025). World leaders will gather to engage in the annual high-level General Debate under the theme, "Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights". The General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly is the opportunity for Heads of State and Government to come together at the UN Headquarters and discuss world issues. Heads of State and Government and ministers will explore solutions to intertwined global challenges to advance peace, security, and sustainable development. The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organization. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter of the United Nations. Each of the 193 Member States of the United Nations has an equal vote. The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States, the UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter. General debate website: https://gadebate.un.org/ ---------------------------------------- مشاهدة هذا الفيديو باللغة العربية على موقع البث الشبكي للأمم المتحدة 请在联合国网络电视（UN Web TV）观看中文版视频 Regardez cette vidéo en français sur UN Web TV Vea este video en español en UN Web TV Смотрите это видео на русском на UN Web TV https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k19/k19wvffjw6 Screenshot credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe #UNGA #UnitedNations

Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan, addresses the General Debate of the 80th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 23 - 29 September 2025). World leaders will gather to engage in the annual high-level General Debate under the theme, "Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights". The General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly is the opportunity for Heads of State and Government to come together at the UN Headquarters and discuss world issues. Heads of State and Government and ministers will explore solutions to intertwined global challenges to advance peace, security, and sustainable development. The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organization. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter of the United Nations. Each of the 193 Member States of the United Nations has an equal vote. The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States, the UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter. General debate website: https://gadebate.un.org/ ---------------------------------------- مشاهدة هذا الفيديو باللغة العربية على موقع البث الشبكي للأمم المتحدة 请在联合国网络电视（UN Web TV）观看中文版视频 Regardez cette vidéo en français sur UN Web TV Vea este video en español en UN Web TV Смотрите это видео на русском на UN Web TV https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k1le2a41j3 Screenshot credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe #UNGA #UnitedNations

Robert Abela, Prime Minister of the Republic of Malta, addresses the General Debate of the 80th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 23 - 29 September 2025). World leaders will gather to engage in the annual high-level General Debate under the theme, "Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights". The General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly is the opportunity for Heads of State and Government to come together at the UN Headquarters and discuss world issues. Heads of State and Government and ministers will explore solutions to intertwined global challenges to advance peace, security, and sustainable development. The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organization. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter of the United Nations. Each of the 193 Member States of the United Nations has an equal vote. The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States, the UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter. General debate website: https://gadebate.un.org/ ---------------------------------------- مشاهدة هذا الفيديو باللغة العربية على موقع البث الشبكي للأمم المتحدة 请在联合国网络电视（UN Web TV）观看中文版视频 Regardez cette vidéo en français sur UN Web TV Vea este video en español en UN Web TV Смотрите это видео на русском на UN Web TV https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14etd2wie Screenshot credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe #UNGA #UnitedNations

Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of the interim Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, addresses the General Debate of the 80th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 23 - 29 September 2025). World leaders will gather to engage in the annual high-level General Debate under the theme, "Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights". The General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly is the opportunity for Heads of State and Government to come together at the UN Headquarters and discuss world issues. Heads of State and Government and ministers will explore solutions to intertwined global challenges to advance peace, security, and sustainable development. The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organization. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter of the United Nations. Each of the 193 Member States of the United Nations has an equal vote. The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States, the UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter. General debate website: https://gadebate.un.org/ ---------------------------------------- مشاهدة هذا الفيديو باللغة العربية على موقع البث الشبكي للأمم المتحدة 请在联合国网络电视（UN Web TV）观看中文版视频 Regardez cette vidéo en français sur UN Web TV Vea este video en español en UN Web TV Смотрите это видео на русском на UN Web TV https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1v/k1v6h8gge3 Screenshot credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe #UNGA #UnitedNations

Former New York state governor trails Zohran Mamdani in the polls as he pitches a more centrist economic policy.

<div><img src="https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/54458cc2a2184844284ebb7981361f16?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&amp;cropH=1020&amp;cropW=1813&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=0&amp;width=862&amp;height=485&amp;imformat=generic" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Leaked Russian documents analysed by a leading UK think thank suggest Russia is selling military equipment and technology to China that could help it prepare an airborne invasion of Taiwan.</div></div>

<div><img src="https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/55398833522837e62a078ea2bcd37abb?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&amp;cropH=416&amp;cropW=740&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=33&amp;width=862&amp;height=485&amp;imformat=generic" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The scams targeted more than 1,400 victims who lost nearly $US2.8 million ($4.29 million).</div></div>

<div><img src="https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/dace2cacf44f1551bfe79cb74cdf90e4?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&amp;cropH=2385&amp;cropW=4240&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=223&amp;width=862&amp;height=485&amp;imformat=generic" style="width: 100%;" /><div>A Japanese tourist who served 10 years in an Australian prison for drug smuggling offences sees her story reflected in the case of Australian Donna Nelson, who was sentenced to six years in a Japanese prison for smuggling 2 kilograms of methamphetamine.</div></div>

<div><img src="https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/634f8a05b6d54c6bd9ff7ac69bba6624?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&amp;cropH=2813&amp;cropW=5000&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=199&amp;width=862&amp;height=485&amp;imformat=generic" style="width: 100%;" /><div>As a nation, it's as if we're arguing about where to have a family holiday in 2035, and whether we fly economy or business. Meanwhile, nobody can agree on dinner tonight.</div></div>