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Speaking on behalf of the Group of 77 and China at #UNGA81, Uruguay highlighted Cuba’s longstanding contributions to the international community and its support for other countries as an outstanding example of South-South cooperation. #CubaIsNotAThreat, the blockade is!

"The people of #Nicaragua deserve more than survival. They deserve freedom. They deserve justice. They deserve a state governed by law rather than by fear," Jan Michael-Simon of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua, told the UN General Assembly's 3rd Committee. #UNGA81

ASEAN joins the international call at #UNGA81 to end the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba. #CubaIsNotAThreat, the blockade is!

"Little or no action is being taken by #Israel or Member States to stop the atrocities against the #Palestinian people," Srinivasan Muralidhar, chair of the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory & Israel, told the UN General Assembly's 3rd Committee. #UNGA81

🔴 NOW at #UNGA81 Yasmin Sooka, chair of the @UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, presents the Commission’s latest findings to the UN General Assembly's 3rd Committee in New York. 📺Watch LIVE here ⬇️

As winter approaches, #Russian forces have intensified large-scale attacks against #Ukraine’s energy infrastructure w/ devastating impact on civilians, Erik Møse, Chair of the @UN Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, told to the General Assembly's 3rd Committee in NY today. #UNGA81

In #UNGA81 #FirstCommittee, #bioweapons took centre stage last wk. States pressed for progress on strengthening #1972BWC but divisions persist over verification & compliance. Our latest briefing examines what’s at stake ahead of December’s negotiations.

The world may not transform overnight because of the speeches delivered in this August Assembly. But history faithfully records the truth we choose to speak, and the silence we choose to keep, when we are granted the privilege of addressing this global town hall. #UNGA81

#Russian attacks on #Ukraine's energy infrastructure were carried out intentionally to cause great suffering and deprive civilians, amounting to war crimes & crimes against humanity, Pablo de Greiff of the @UN Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine told reporters in New York. #UNGA81

Appreciated meeting my European Union colleagues this afternoon in New York #UNGA81 Discussed India-EU cooperation, multilateral issues and current developments, including in the Gulf, Ukraine and Indo-Pacific. #UNHighLevelWeek

Welcomed @UN based journliasts, Alexey Alekseev of RIA Novosti, Celhia de Lavarene of Africa Confidential, and Matsumoto Yasuji of Kyodo News to @Eritrea_UN. Briefed them on #Eritrea’s priorities for the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly (#UNGA81), as well as recent political and security developments in the #Horn of #Africa. The discussions provided an opportunity to articulate #Eritrea|s perspectives on regional peace and security, the imperative of respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity, and the growing concerns arising from #Ethiopia|s sustained rhetoric and campaign concerning the #RedSea, including threats against #Eritrea’s sovereign territory. The engagement also underscored the importance of examining developments in the #Horn within their broader political and security context, including the internal challenges confronting #Ethiopia and their implications for regional stability. Emphasis was placed on the importance of diligent, independent fact-finding and critical scrutiny of the deluge of information, commentary, and competing narratives circulating in cyberspace. The journalists were encouraged to look beyond prevailing narratives, verify claims against credible evidence and primary sources, and resist the temptation to reproduce unsubstantiated allegations or politically motivated messaging. Stressed the need for accurate and responsible reporting to ensure that international assessments and policy responses are grounded in facts rather than misleading narratives or political assumptions. Failure to establish the facts can obscure the real sources of tension, encourage miscalculations, and lead to skewed policy choices with potentially serious consequences for regional peace and security. The breakfast meeting provided an opportunity to communicate #Eritrea|s positions to media outlets with distinct regional and international audiences, contributing to a more informed understanding of #Eritrea’s priorities and its assessment of the situation in the #Horn region... Such engagments with @UN jouranlist will continue...

Cerramos una gran Semana de Alto Nivel en Naciones Unidas #UNGA81 en Nueva York. Junto al Vicepresidente @jrestrp , hacemos un balance de actividades y oportunidades para Colombia. 🇨🇴 🇺🇳 👇#ONU #ColombiaONU

The captivating images and reports from the sidelines of #UNGA81 in New York leave little room for doubt: For the Zimbabwean delegation led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the 81st United Nations General Assembly is not yet another routine date on the diplomatic calendar. It is the first high-level week in which Zimbabwe is attending the annual UNGA meetings not merely as a campaigning state, but as an incoming member of the UN Security Council. A notably high point of the sideline engagements ahead of the start of the official programme was President Mnangagwa’s meeting with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres. This on the back of Zimbabwe’s election in June 2026 by the General Assembly to a non-permanent seat in the Security Council for 2027–2028 with an overwhelming 182 votes. The country will take its place on 1 January 2027, returning to the Council for the first time since 1991–1992. According to the official UN readout, the Secretary-General congratulated President Mnangagwa on that election. The meeting therefore was more than perfunctory protocol. It placed Zimbabwe’s new multilateral mandate in the Security Council at the centre of its week in New York at #UNGA81. The same shift was visible on the commercial front. At a well subscribed business dinner, President Mnangagwa hosted 35 senior investors, half of them examining Zimbabwe for the first time. Marc Holtzman, Chairman of the Victoria Falls International Financial Centre, said reforms in mining, services, banking and monetary policy generated genuine interest and changing perceptions. “The business opportunities are amazing. This is Africa’s century and within Africa it is Zimbabwe’s time,” he said. Coming from an international financier rather than a government spokesman, the remark carried notable significance. Parallel diplomacy reinforced the message of positive change in Zimbabwe. Foreign Affairs Minister Professor Amon Murwira met United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Frank Garcia, to explore ways of advancing and deepening relations between the two countries. Minister Murwira also signed historic joint communiqués establishing formal diplomatic relations with Malta and with St. Lucia, opening new channels in trade, investment, tourism, financial services, education and people-to-people exchange. These were not ornamental signatures for the gallery. They were policy instruments set to widen Zimbabwe’s international orbit of partners at the very moment the country is joining the Security Council. The significance of these encounters is sharpened by their timing. They follow the recent enactment of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.3) Act Number 6 of 2026, which presents a constitutional and institutional framework for policy continuity; and a more predictable business environment for long-term investment. Progressive constitutional change at home, a multilateral Security Council mandate abroad, and a bilateral burst of diplomatic and commercial outreach in New York have magnificently arrived together. All told, the images from the Guterres meeting, the investor turnout and the new diplomatic instruments are more than photo opportunities. They are the best evidence of Zimbabwe’s changed and changing geopolitical engagement: the country is no longer only asking to be heard. From January 2027 it will sit among the 15 Security Council members charged with overseeing international peace and security. Only incorrigible malcontents or those determined not to see it, will miss the direction of travel. Zimbabwe’s moment has come!

H.E. President @edmnangagwa hosted potential investors at a business dinner in New York on the margins of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The main objective was to connect Zimbabwe with global capital and create business networks. The Chairman of the Victoria Falls International Financial Centre, Mr Marc Holtzman, said Zimbabwe’s ongoing economic reforms are increasingly opening up new opportunities for global capital. Speaking after a Business Dinner, Mr Holtzman said the engagement brought together 35 senior investors, with half attending to explore and assess Zimbabwe’s investment opportunities for the first time. Mr Holtzman said President Mnangagwa’s presentation at the Business Forum on reforms underway in mining, services, banking and monetary policy generated strong interest among the investors. “The business opportunities are amazing. This is Africa’s century and within Africa it is Zimbabwe’s time,” he said. He said Zimbabwe’s reforms were contributing to growing interest from American, European and other international investors, while changing perceptions about the country’s investment environment. He said reforms in the mining sector, monetary policy and efforts to stabilise the currency were among developments attracting renewed investor attention.

At #UNGA81 Third Committee, Lithuania, on behalf of the #NB8 🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇮🇸🇱🇻🇱🇹🇳🇴🇸🇪, highlighted Belarus’s growing disregard for human rights, at home and beyond its borders. Belarus actively supports Russia’s war of aggression, increasingly generates hybrid threats against its neighbours, including the instrumentalisation of migrants, and is complicit in the unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children. It must stop. belarus keeps tightening its grip on human rights: ▪️Dismantles civil society and independent media ▪️Jails opponents on political charges and uses torture, including sexual & gender-based violence ▪️Targets Belarusians abroad through transnational repression ▪️Specifically targets women activists, journalists and human rights defenders ▪️ Treats political prisoners as bargaining chips Releases must be unconditional, with no coercion, forced exile or further punishment. #HumanRights #StandWithUkraine

“We recognize that when we do business with our neighbors, the entire Western Hemisphere is more successful.” 🇺🇸 #UNGA81

Türkiye, lobilerin saldırılarına rağmen aile ve çocukların korunmasında inisiyatif almaya devam edecektir. #UNGA81

Grupo de los 77 y China en la #UNGA81, Uruguay destacó las contribuciones de larga data de Cuba a la comunidad internacional y su apoyo a otros países como un ejemplo sobresaliente de cooperación Sur-Sur. #CubaIsNotAThreat, ¡el bloqueo sí lo es! #CubaNoEstáSola

Bu, Tayyip Erdoğan’ın şahsi meselesi değildir; bu insani bir meseledir, hepimiz için vicdani bir meseledir. Bundan 81 yıl önce barış ve güvenliği korumak için kurulan Birleşmiş Milletler Teşkilatı bu görevini icra edemez hale gelmiş, daha doğrusu getirilmiştir. #UNGA81

Birleşmiş Milletler Antlaşması’nın üzerinden 81 yılı aşkın bir süre geçti ama insanlık hâlen o günkü güçlü iradenin hayat bulacağı günleri hasretle bekliyor. Geride bıraktığımız 12 ay, 60’ı aşkın çatışma ve savaşla son 30 yılın en kanlı dönemlerinden biri olarak kayıtlara geçti. Gazze’den Ukrayna ve Rusya’ya, Myanmar’dan Darfur’a, İran’dan Lübnan’a 250 bin insan hayatını kaybetti. Çok daha fazlası tarifsiz acılar yaşadı. Yalnızca Gazze’de son 3 yılda çoğu çocuk ve kadın 74 bin kardeşimiz, İsrail’in devlet terörünün kurbanı oldu. Gazze, çağımızın en insanlık dışı, en utanç verici temerküz kampıdır. ABD Başkanı Sayın Trump’ın gayretleri ve bizim de dâhil olduğumuz ülkelerin katkılarıyla varılan ateşkes sonrasında bile katledilen Gazzelilerin sayısı 1.500’ü aşmıştır.

“Today I have come bearing an olive branch and a freedom-fighter's gun. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand. I repeat: do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.” As world leaders convene for #UNGA81, we recall the first appearance of Chairman and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat before the General Assembly in 1974. 🇵🇸 🇺🇳

🇧🇧 Prime Minister @miaamormottley of Barbados condemns the US embargo and fuel blockade of Cuba 🇨🇺 at #UNGA81