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United Nations General Assembly 2018

In September, the 193 countries of the [United Nations](http://www.un.org/en/index.html) come together in New York for the annual General Assembly – the main decision-making gathering of the UN.

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North Korea must abandon its nuclear weapons: statement by Jeremy Hunt

The Foreign Secretary gave a statement on North Korea at the Security Council briefing during the 2018 United Nations General Assembly.

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt giving a statement on North Korea

PM speech at the Africa ‘Call to Invest’ UNGA event

Transcript of the speech delivered by Prime Minister Theresa May at the Africa ‘Call to Invest’ UNGA event.

PM speech about girls' education at UNGA: 25 September 2018

Prime Minister Theresa May's words at the girls' education event at UNGA 2018 in New York.

Penny Mordaunt speech on Modern Slavery at UNGA 2018

International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt speaking at Modern Slavery event at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 24, 2018

Penny Mordaunt - UK Secretary of State for International Development

White Helmets resettlement

The UK will support White Helmets volunteers and their families, who were evacuated from Syria, under the government’s Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme.