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The inequity of COVID-19 vaccine distribution came into sharp focus Thursday as many of the African countries whose populations have little to no access to the life-saving shots stepped to the podium to speak at the U.N.’s annual meeting of world leaders

Racism, climate change and the world’s worsening divisions will take center stage at the U_N_ meeting of world leaders, a day after Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the world was “on the edge of an abyss.”

President Joe Biden addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, delivering a speech that called for unity to confront ongoing global crises.

President Joe Biden has used his first address before the U.N. General Assembly to summon allies to quickly address the festering issues of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and human rights abuses

President Joe Biden plans to use his first address before the U.N. General Assembly to reassure the international community of American leadership on the global stage. In Tuesday’s address, Biden will call on allies to move quickly and cooperatively to address the festering issues of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and human rights abuses. NBC New York’s Tracie Strahan...

The United Nations chief is warning global leaders at the opening of the U_N_’s foremost gathering  that the world has never been more threatened and divided and “we face the greatest cascade of crises in our lifetime.”

Taking a bite out of a slice of an authentic New York City pizza is seemingly a rite of passage for anyone who visits the Big Apple. Just ask Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro.

The New York City Police Department announced street closures and anticipated traffic delays relating to the UN General Assembly.

Despite the still raging COVID-19 pandemic, more than 100 world leaders are heading to New York for the annual high-level U.N. gathering. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.

In a normal September, leaders of nations big and small would converge on New York this week

The usual lineup of presidents, premiers, monarchs and other dignitaries won’t be sweeping into the city for the U.N. General Assembly’s annual top-level meeting and the conferences and hobnobbing that surround it.

Every year, the UN General Assembly meetings lead to lots of road closures on the east side of Manhattan. And every year, it causes traffic nightmares seemingly all over the island. NBC New York’s Adam Kuperstein reports.

The New York City Police Department announced street closures and anticipated traffic delays relating to the UN General Assembly.

Dogs played a role this week at the United Nations.

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President Donald Trump arrived in New York on Sunday for the U.N. General Assembly and residents braced for days of gridlock and high security that will accompany his visit and that of other world leaders attending the meetings.

Police seeking to secure the United Nations General Assembly are on guard for would-be assassins like the two men accused of poisoning a former Russian spy in England.

The New York City Police Department announced street closures and anticipated traffic delays relating to the UN General Assembly.

A pair of window washers were rescued from the 12th floor of the United Nations building on Saturday evening, firefighters said.