United Nations General Assembly 2018
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From Sept. 18 to Oct. 5, heads of state, diplomats, philanthropists and business leaders descend on New York to set the next year’s political and humanitarian agenda. As some world leaders turn their backs on the postwar ideals of international governance, we’ll decipher political moves, gossip and head-spinning jargon at the world’s biggest political summit to find out: Does the United Nations still matter?
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- MULTILINGUALWatch: Austria’s foreign minister spoke in Arabic to the UN General AssemblyQuartz • September 30, 2018
- UNDER THE KNIFEMany UN agencies are in a precarious position if the US decides to cut foreign aidQuartz • September 29, 2018
- SUMAMADUN General Assembly Daily Brief: Soft power, a secret atomic warehouse, and news from elsewhereQuartz • September 28, 2018
- FIXED FOR YOUFor the second year, we’re fixing UNGA’s mind-numbing event titles. You’re welcomeQuartz • September 28, 2018
- "I DO QUITE A LOT OF EXERCISE"Malaysia’s 93-year-old prime minister tells the simple secret to his long lifeQuartz • September 27, 2018
- OSEMOSYSUN General Assembly Daily Brief: Outsmarting death, Mr. Handsome interrupts, and news from elsewhereQuartz • September 27, 2018
- 64,000 EURO QUESTIONDonald Trump’s foreign policy is putting the dollar at riskQuartz • September 27, 2018
- WHEWThe craziest moments from Donald Trump’s big UNGA press conferenceQuartz • September 27, 2018
- RUSSIA WHO?China is trying to influence the US midterms to help the Democrats, Trump claimsQuartz • September 26, 2018
- IT'S A JOURNEYThe US is ranking which countries are most and least deserving of aidQuartz • September 26, 2018
- W.I.T.C.H.UN General Assembly Daily Brief: Trust Deficit Disorder, a special Security Council meeting, and news from elsewhereQuartz • September 26, 2018
- SAUCYJustin Trudeau says there’s a specific logic behind Canadian tariffs on Heinz ketchupQuartz • September 25, 2018
- THE OXYMORON DOCTRINETrump’s doctrine of “principled realism” baffles the foreign policy worldQuartz • September 25, 2018
- DATA DEPRIVEDWorld hunger is on the rise, and better data on agriculture could fix thatQuartz Africa • September 25, 2018
- I ALONETrump’s UN speech was bold, isolationist, and full of outright liesQuartz • September 25, 2018
- UN-GOO-GOO-GA-GAPhotos: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern brings her baby girl to the UNGAQuartz • September 25, 2018
- THEY'RE LAUGHING AT USThe UN openly laughed at Trump’s claim about his great accomplishmentsQuartz • September 25, 2018
- AMERICA THIRDDonald Trump was late for his UN speaking spot and Ecuador’s president took his placeQuartz • September 25, 2018
- G.L.U.C.O.S.E.UN General Assembly Daily Brief: Let the General Debate begin!Quartz • September 25, 2018
- WIND OF CHANGEThe once-troubled Horn of Africa is now a positive note on the UN’s busy agendaQuartz Africa • September 25, 2018
- NOT SO DEEP STATETrump aims to lead at UNGA, but his authority at home is erodingQuartz • September 25, 2018
- THE BIGGEST STAGEThe speakers to watch at the UN General Assembly this yearQuartz • September 24, 2018
- CARE NOTDonald Trump should take his daughter’s approach to criticismQuartz at Work • September 24, 2018
- WELCOME TO NEW YORKThe essential guide to the 2018 UN General AssemblyQuartz • September 24, 2018
- NO WAYTo stop Italy’s xenophobic treatment of refugees, the UN should first hold Australia accountableQuartz • September 23, 2018
- ISN'T IT IRAN-IC?Trump’s ever-changing plan to discuss Iran at the UN is classic White House chaosQuartz • September 21, 2018
- GROWING PROBLEMBill and Melinda Gates: The world’s priority should be poverty reduction in AfricaQuartz • September 18, 2018
- LET IT GOIt’s 2018 and Britain is fighting to keep its last African colonyQuartz Africa • September 9, 2018
- MIXED LEGACYKofi Annan’s legacy will be defined by impressive achievements and profound failuresQuartz Africa • August 20, 2018
- 23 GOALSThe global migration plan that every UN country agreed to—except the US and HungaryQuartz • July 20, 2018
- ELECTION TIMEHow the US lost control of the International Organization for MigrationQuartz • June 29, 2018
- ABOVE AND BEYONDJustin Trudeau spent his entire UN speech talking about human-rights abuses in his own countryQuartz • September 21, 2017