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.
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
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.
UK statement at the UN Nelson Mandela Peace Summit
Minister for Africa Harriett Baldwin gave the UK statement in tribute of Nelson Mandela at the UN General Assembly on 24 September 2018.
