cbsnews : United Nations adopts wide-ranging anti-microbial resistance declaration

United Nations adopts wide-ranging anti-microbial resistance declaration

UNITED NATIONS -- World leaders approved a wide-ranging declaration Wednesday aimed at addressing the rising number of drug-resistant infections -- something the World Health Organization says has the potential to kill millions and undermine the global economy, likening it to "a slow-motion tsunami."The declaration recognizes the size of the problem and encourages countries to develop plans to cut back on antibiotic use, make better use of vaccines and fund development of new drugs to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which currently claims the lives of an estimated 700,000 people each year and is expected to rise sharply."This is already an historical moment for countries of the world.Heads of states and heads of governments agreed to address a neglected issue," WHO Director General Marget Chan said.

Peace in Colombia Receives Support at the United Nations

Peace in Colombia Receives Support at the United Nations Peace in Colombia Receives Support at the United Nations Peace in Colombia Receives Support at the United NationsPeace in Colombia Receives Support at the United NationsUnited Nations, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Heads of State from several countries declared today at the UN General Assembly their support for the peace process in Colombia between the government and the FARC-EP.Recurrently, the issue of peace in the South American nation was heard in the interventions of the first day of the general debate of the Assembly at its 71st Session Period.Among them, Mexico's President Enrique Peña Nieto welcomed the progress in the efforts to end decades of conflict and ensured solidarity and support them.

Barack Obama's United Nations Curtain Call

Defining Paradox'A nation ringed by walls would only imprison itself,' the president told the world in his final General Assembly address on Tuesday.In his final address before the United Nations General Assembly, President Obama on Tuesday afternoon delivered an elegy for his eight years in office.Visibly older and grayer as he stood before the world's leaders, he began with a victory lap for crediting himself with returning the global economy to growth, resolving the Iranian nuclear issue through diplomacy, and working with other nations to address pressing problems and strengthen international institutions.

Climate deal comes one step closer to effect at United Nations

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon holds up a smart phone as he addresses the General Debate of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., September 20, 2016.REUTERS/Mike SegarBy Michelle Nichols and Valerie VolcoviciUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - An agreement to fight global warming came one step closer to taking effect on Wednesday when dozens of countries deposited their ratification of the deal at the United Nations, taking the total to 60, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.The deal, agreed by nearly 200 countries in Paris last December, needs ratification by at least 55 countries representing 55 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions to take effect.

John Key pumps up Helen Clark in United Nations speech

John Key has talked up Helen Clark in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly, saying only she can keep it relevant - a major swipe at the other candidates and countries.Mr Key bluntly told the UN, known for its inaction, that "she gets things done"."This is not the time for a business as usual appointment for Secretary-General.