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The headquarters of United Nations is pictured in New York on Aug. 1, 2022.
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The week that was: 5 key takeaways from UNGA 2024

GZERO was on the ground at UN headquarters in Manhattan all last week as the General Assembly discussed the most pressing issues affecting the world.

​Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati speaks at the United Nations Security Council meeting on the escalation in fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah during the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 25, 2024.
What We're Watching

Israel lays the groundwork for ground war, denies reports of imminent cease-fire

Israel appeared to be inching closer to a ground invasion of Lebanon on Wednesday after the army called up reservists while top brass told troops the wave of recent Israeli airstrikes was meant to “clear the ground for your possible entry.”

Guterres: Now is the time for UN Security Council reform
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Guterres: Now is the time for UN Security Council reform

For years, meaningful reform of the UN Security Council was considered an impossible pipe dream that could never happen. But with so many ongoing global crises, now is the time to reform institutions to meet the political and economic realities of today's world.

​US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Greenfield-Thomas addresses a meeting of the Security Council as they consider a US-sponsored resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, on March 22, 2024.
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China and Russia veto US cease-fire resolution for Gaza

Beijing and Moscow’s ambassadors seemingly took issue with the language of the resolution, contending it didn’t go far enough to demand a cease-fire.

No place worse for women than Taliban's Afghanistan, says UN human rights chief
Asia

No place worse for women than Taliban's Afghanistan, says UN human rights chief

When the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, there was some hope that they would reformed. Now it's clear they have not changed a bit. And nowhere is that more obvious than in the Taliban's abominable treatment of women. “There is no country in the world that treats women in the way that Afghanistan does and the Taliban do,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World, on the ground in Davos.

The UN turns 75 — is it still relevant?
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The UN turns 75 — is it still relevant?

Three-quarters of a century on from its founding, the United Nations is at a potentially major turning point. Here are three big questions that the world body will need to resolve in the coming years.





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