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Raising his voice strongly against terror, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that India is a country which has given the world 'Buddha' and not "yudh" (war), and that is why when it raises its voice against terror, it not only has seriousness, but also anger. Addressing the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the Prime Minister also urged the world to unite against terror. "We believe that terrorism is not a challenge for any one country, but for all the countries and the mankind as a whole. So for the sake of mankind, the world has to unite against terror," Modi said. He also said that the world should not see terror in different terms. Other highlights from Modi's speech at UNGA: India has highest number of martyrs in UN Peace Keeping Force. India working on 450 GW renewable energy goal. Today, we are running a campaign against single-use plastic in India. In the next five years, along with water conservation, we are going to make water available in 5 crore new homes. By 2022, when India will be celebrating its 75 years of independence, we would have built 2 crore new homes for the poor. India's socio-economic achievements inspiration for world. India has saved over $20 billion by clamping down on corruption. With inputs from IANS SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/Howdy-Modi-Indias-prime-minister-joins-Trump-at-rally-and-touts-him-as-a-true-friend/articleshow/71252245.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">'Howdy, Modi!' India's prime minister joins Trump at rally and touts him as a 'true friend'</a>

Narendra Modi's UNGA speech calls the world to unite against terror

India is going to host a "very substantive and significant" summit meeting of the G-4 nations – Japan, India, Germany and Brazil. G4 nations want expansion of the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=UN+Security+Council+">UN Security Council</a> and permanent seats for themselves. 
 The aim will be to push for early <keyword id="55859" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="UN-Security-Council">UN Security Council</keyword> reforms amid the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=UN+General+Assembly+">UN General Assembly</a> adopting a decision to commence text-based negotiations on the long-pending reforms. 
 While interacting with reports, External Affairs spokesperson <keyword id="32893" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="vikas-swarup">Vikas Swarup</keyword> said: "The G-4 summit is a very important engagement." 
 
The summit on September 26 will be the first since 2004 and will bring together <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=German+Chancellor+Angela+Merkel">German Chancellor Angela Merkel</a>, Brazilian President <keyword id="440692" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Dilma-Rousseff">Dilma Rousseff</keyword> and Japanese Prime Minister <keyword id="590894" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Shinzo-Abe">Shinzo Abe</keyword>. 
 
India's Permanent Representative to the UN Asoke Mukerji said the summit has "come together as an event" only after the September 14 consensus adoption by the UNGA of a negotiating document and the decision to commence text-based negotiations. 
 
The high-level summit "conveys its own message that the G-4 nations can play a role in galvanizing broad based support for the outcome of the negotiations which will start in November this year," Mukerji said. 
 
"We regard this very substantive and very significant especially in the light of the fact that the UNGA recently passed a decision calling for text-based negotiations and presenting a text on the basis of which the negotiations on the Inter-governmental format can take place," he said. 
 
Mukerji said the main focus of the summit is to "build" on the UNGA's adoption of a negotiating text on UNSC reforms. 
 
"The leaders will decide during that meeting on the way forward," Mukerji said, adding that an outcome is expected. 
 
Sounding an "optimistic" note, Mukerji said he assumes that the process of negotiations should conclude "as the Prime Minister has called for" with a concrete outcome on the reforms by the end of the 70th UNGA session next September. 
 
He said that the speed at which the process moves forward will depend on the UN member states but "our effort will be that by the end of the 70th session in September 2016, the final text should be tabled in the Assembly for adoption. 
 
On the US support to India, Swarup said while there are various templates for UNSC reform, the end product with India as a permanent member has Washington's "unwavering" support. 
 
<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/US-to-PM-Modi-Welcome-back-This-will-be-an-epic-trip-to-remember/articleshow/49086392.cms">Prime Minister Modi</a> is also expected to seek enhanced role for peacekeeping contributing countries like India in the UN's decision making process on its peacekeeping operations. 
 Modi is likely to make a statement on September 28 at UN Peacekeeping Summit convened by President <keyword id="15962" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Barack-Obama">Barack Obama</keyword> here. 
 
India has been the single largest contributors of troops to UN peacekeeping operations. This year India will pass 185,000 cumulatively rotated through UN system, he said. 
 
The Peacekeeping Summit will also be attended by <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Pakistan+PM+Nawaz+Sharif">Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif</a>. The summit will provide a forum for the leaders of India and Pakistan to come face-to-face. 
 
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Will India secure a permanent seat in UN Security Council? Keep a watch on G-4 summit!

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">GettyKim Jong Un and Donald Trump last month.</div></div></div><ul><li>Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un pledged to work toward "complete denuclearization" of the Korean Peninsula in a joint statement after their meeting last month.</li><li>But the language was vague, and satellite images have suggested that North Korea is continuing work on its nuclear program.</li><li>Trump administration officials are reportedly proposing a second meeting between the two leaders in September to encourage Kim to make good on the denuclearization pledge.</li></ul> White House officials are reportedly looking to schedule a second meeting between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump in New York City this September, in an attempt to progress from the two leaders' first summit in Singapore.The meeting would take place during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), an annual gathering for world leaders in New York's Midtown East, <a href="https://www.axios.com/north-korea-kim-jong-un-donald-trump-second-summit-new-york-city-united-nations-628e47de-e62e-41b6-99de-d01c91c8c94b.html">Axios reported on Monday</a>. This year's UNGA will take place <a href="http://sdg.iisd.org/events/73rd-session-of-the-un-general-assembly/">from September 18 to September 30</a>.Trump and Kim pledged after their <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/category/trump-kim-summit">June 12 summit</a> to work toward "complete denuclearization" of the Korean Peninsula, but experts have criticized its <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/did-north-korea-agree-to-denuclearization-trump-kim-summit-2018-6">vagueness</a> and <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/trump-kim-jong-un-agreement-complete-verifiable-2018-6">absence of language</a> committing North Korea to the US's goal of "complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization" - which Pyongyang has routinely refused to carry out.John Bolton, Trump's national security advisor, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bolton-us-plan-dismantle-nk-nuclear-program-144159303--politics.html">said on Sunday that the US plans</a> for North Korea to dismantle its chemical, biological, nuclear, and ballistic missile programs in a year's time.Trump could dangle a second meeting in New York as an incentive for North Korea to follow that timeline, officials told Axios.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Airbus <keyword id="6354810" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="defense">Defense</keyword> and Space and 38 NorthA June 21 satellite image of North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear reactor suggests that the country is still improving its nuclear facilities.</div></div></div>Some North Korea experts, however, have questioned Pyongyang's willingness to make good on Trump's nuclear goals.Satellite images taken nine days after the Singapore summit showed North Korea <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/photos-show-north-korea-still-upgrading-nuclear-plant-after-trump-pledge-2018-6">continuing to build</a> on the infrastructure at a key nuclear reactor.A senior US intelligence official also said last week that Pyongyang was continuing to "<a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/north-korea-increases-nuclear-production-after-trump-summit-report-says-2018-6">deceive us</a> on the number of facilities, the number of weapons, the number of missiles."Victor Cha, the Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, also told Axios that the Trump administration "needs to get a commitment to a full declaration" and have international experts in North Korea "sealing stuff and installing cameras" to ensure North Korea sticks to its promises.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">reutersTrump at the UN General Assembly in September 2017, where he called Kim "Rocket Man."</div></div></div>If Kim does visit New York in September, it will be the longest journey he has ever taken as North Korean leader.Kim has sent his officials to UNGA in the past, but never been himself. At the gathering last year, the country's foreign minister, Ri Yong Ho, <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/north-korea-un-speech-trump-makes-possibility-of-attack-on-us-inevitable-2017-9">called Trump "a mentally deranged person full of megalomania"</a> who made a North Korean nuclear attack on the US "inevitable all the more."Last year's UNGA was also where Trump publicly referred to Kim as "<a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/trump-north-korea-united-nations-speech-2017-9?r=US&amp;IR=T">Rocket Man</a>" for the first time, which resulted in Kim's calling the US president a "<a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/what-does-dotard-mean-2017-9">mentally deranged US dotard</a>" in response. <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/north-korean-defector-calls-out-kim-jong-un-terrorist-singapore-summit-2018-6">North Korean defector: Kim Jong Un 'is a terrorist'</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

Trump administration officials reportedly want to invite Kim Jong Un to New York City for a second meeting

<ul><li>The external affairs minister for <keyword id="3658" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="India">India</keyword>, <keyword id="6355111" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sushma-Swaraj">Sushma Swaraj</keyword>, will be representing India at the 73rd <keyword id="107187" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="UN-General-Assembly">UN General Assembly</keyword> (<keyword id="429560" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="UNGA">UNGA</keyword>). </li><li>She has over a dozen bilateral meetings scheduled during the conferences and is scheduled to be present at two sessions. </li><li>In her speech at the UNGA, Swaraj focussed on India-Pakistan relations and the issue of India’s seat on the UN Security Council. </li></ul>The 73rd UN General Assembly (UNGA) meet being held in New York is India’s chance to engage on global issues that pertain beyond its regional interests. While the Indian external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj, is scheduled to hold a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the conference, the shadow of India-Pakistan relations may keep India from engaging on larger international concerns. Earlier India was scheduled to engage with Pakistan as well, but after the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/pakistan-is-still-not-doing-enough-to-curb-terror-financing-and-time-is-running-out/articleshow/65839168.cms">killing</a> of three Jammu and Kashmir policemen and the issuing of <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/india/pakistan-burhan-wani-postal-stamps-sushma-swaraj-foreign-minister-5372002/">stamps</a> commemorating Burhan Wani, talks with Shah Mahmood Qureshi were cancelled. Swaraj is still <a href="https://www.oneindia.com/india/swaraj-to-have-over-half-a-dozen-bilateral-engagements-at-unga-including-one-with-nepal-2782746.html">scheduled</a> to hold bilateral meetings with the representatives of Germany, Panama Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado, Austria, Armenia, Antigua Barbuda, Nepal, Bolivia, Chile and Iran among others. She will also be representing India in the session on climate change held of secretary general, António Guterres, and the Ministerial Committee of the NAM on Palestine. The latter is of special significance considering the strategic and trade relationship between India and Israel. India-Pakistan relations Like last year, Swaraj delivered her speech in Hindi at the <keyword id="45802" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nelson-Mandela">Nelson Mandela</keyword> Peace Summit starting with India the effectiveness of the demonetisation exercise and the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). While there’s still an <a href="https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/one-year-of-gst-is-goods-and-services-tax-rollout-successful-pm-modi-explains-in-5-points/1218179/">argument</a> to be made on whether or not GST has delivered the desired results, experts largely believe that demonetisation did little more than <a href="https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/PGRi4ySZO2HOWkARKq8GeM/Demonetisation-failed-to-make-India-a-less-cash-society.html">cause</a> damage to India’s informal economy. And, without naming any country in particular, Swaraj pointed out that India is busy fighting poverty but its ‘neighbouring country’ is busy fighting against the nation. She even pointed out the irony of this ‘neighbouring country’ advocating human-rights and accusing India of violations. 
	
	
	
	
	
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 She went on to highlight other differences between India and Pakistan in terms of development and technology. The question really becomes whether India-Pakistan relations are the only issue that animate Indian interest on a global stage. The focus on regional issues on the global platform keeps India from engaging with other nations on international concerns and takes from the impact that India has on other issues that are been contested. And, this is despite the country’s growing economic relevance. UN Security Council A permanent seat on the UN Security Council through the G4 alliance consisting of Brazil, Germany, India and Japan is still on the table. But, considering that all developments indicate that it’s unlikely to happen, maybe India should pivot its interests until the situation changes. 
	
	
	
	
	
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 And while India has spent considerable time engaging in the international convention against <keyword id="6358165" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="terrorism">terrorism</keyword>, it has been ineffective in addressing the security challenges that concern India’s borders. Instead, experts <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-world-beyond-pakistan-india-talks-unga-saarc-5372593/">suggest </a>that India should focus on addressing issues of global trade and <keyword id="1791879" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="multilateralism">multilateralism</keyword>. The structural changes in the international system might be more pertinent at the moment.

These are India's primary objectives at the UN General Assembly

<ul class="summary-list"><li>South Korean President Moon Jae-In appointed <keyword id="11901404" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="bts" source="Orion">BTS</keyword> as <a href="https://www.insider.com/south-koreas-president-taps-bts-presidential-envoys-for-un-meetings-2021-7">special presidential envoys</a> in July. </li><li>The seven-member boy band was sworn in and given diplomatic passports on Tuesday.</li><li>The group will now accompany Moon to the UN General Assembly, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/09/14/bts-un-assembly/">The Washington Post</a> reported.</li></ul>BTS was officially sworn in as special presidential envoy for future generations and culture and given diplomatic passports in a ceremony on Tuesday, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/09/14/bts-un-assembly/">The Washington Post</a> reported.South Korean President Moon Jae-In appointed the massively popular, seven-member boy band as envoys in July, <a href="https://www.insider.com/south-koreas-president-taps-bts-presidential-envoys-for-un-meetings-2021-7">Insider's Cheryl Teh</a> reported."We plan to organize various activities (with BTS) to promote <keyword id="6356001" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="international" source="Orion">international</keyword> cooperation in solving global challenges, such as improving the environment, eliminating poverty and inequality, and respecting diversity," Korea's <a href="https://www1.president.go.kr/articles/10757" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue House spokeswoman Park Kyung-mi</a> said in a statement at the time.Members RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook will accompany Moon to the 76th United Nations General Assembly (<keyword id="12098769" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="unga" source="Orion">UNGA</keyword>) in New York, the Post reported.UNGA, the <a href="https://www.un.org/en/ga/">main policy-making body of the UN</a>, opened its session on Tuesday and will run through September 28 with representatives from 193 member nations in attendance.The UN <a href="https://www.un.org/en/">said</a> this year's General Assembly is focused on "building resilience through hope - to recover from COVID-19, rebuild sustainability, respond to the needs of the planet, respect the rights of people, and revitalize the United Nations." BTS will attend a meeting on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, give a speech, and preview a video performance, per the Post.Korean outlet <a href="https://news.nate.com/view/20210915n06012?mid=e0608&amp;isq=90099009">Nate News</a> reported that at the Tuesday swearing-in ceremony, band member RM told reporters it's a "huge honor" to receive the title of presidential envoy."We're always thinking about how we could give more and return the love we have received, and we're just thankful that the president has presented us with such a big opportunity," RM added, per Nate News.This will not be the band's first appearance at the General Assembly. In 2018, RM delivered a speech on self-empowerment and love at the General Assembly, and in 2020, BTS virtually presented a speech of encouragement during the pandemic, <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/south-korean-president-appoints-bts-special-envoys-visit/story?id=80006773">ABC News</a> reported."As we have been to the UN once before, we'll return after successfully completing our job with our youthful vigor and passion, as always. We're grateful to be granted such responsibility," RM said, per Nate News.BTS has amassed a massive following with 33.3 million <a href="https://twitter.com/bts_bighit?lang=en">Twitter</a> followers and 49.3 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bts.bighitofficial/">Instagram</a> followers. On Sunday, the group won in the Best K-Pop category at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) for their song "Butter," which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, <a href="https://www.papermag.com/bts-vmas-2655005419.html?rebelltitem=6#rebelltitem6">PaperMag</a> reported. BTS also <a href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9628320/bts-2021-mtv-vmas-group-of-the-year/">won</a> the VMA for group of the year. The Blue House did not immediately respond to Insider's email request for comment.

Korean boy band BTS has been sworn in as presidential envoys and given diplomatic passports

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>President Donald Trump rebuked Iran at the United Nations General Assembly and spent the day in a back and forth with the country's leader, Hassan Rouhani.</li><li>Trump referred to Rouhani as a "lovely man" in a tweet on Tuesday.&#xa0;</li><li>He said, however, that there is no meeting on the horizon between the two countries.</li></ul>President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not be meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, or UNGA. But he also complimented the Iranian president and expressed a desire to meet "someday in the future.""Despite requests, I have no plans to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani," <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1044540438806482944">Trump tweeted</a>. "Maybe someday in the future. I am sure he is an absolutely lovely man!"Rouhani responded to the president's Tuesday tweet in an interview with CNN, suggesting Trump wasn't being <a href="https://twitter.com/BahmanKalbasi/status/1044586628134498304">"genuine."</a>"Instead of talking he should show genuine honesty and seriousness," Rouhani said. Trump "has been looking to meet for two years now, but such meeting should happen when it furthers the interests of both people and both countries." Subsequently, as he arrived at the UN on Tuesday, Trump said that "Iran has to change its tune before I meet with them.""It will happen. I believe they have no choice," he said.<h2>About two months ago, Trump was tweeting all caps threats to Rouhani</h2>The president continued to go after Iran in remarks he delivered to the UNGA, but his earlier tweet marks a decidedly different tone than even a few weeks ago, when Trump <a href="https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1036740691211284480">issued strong warnings to Iran</a> over its involvement in the conflict in Syria.&#xa0;And a little over months ago, Rouhani and Trump were trading threats from across the globe.&#xa0;After Rouhani <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/22/world/iran-rouhani-mother-wars/index.html">warned the US </a>that a war with Iran would be the "mother of all wars," <a href="https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1021234525626609666">Trump tweeted</a>&#xa0;a fiery response."To&#xa0;Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE."Rouhani took what many perceived to be veiled shots at Trump in his speech to the UNGA on Tuesday. The Iranian leader said it's "unfortunate" there are world leaders who gain popular support by "fomenting extremist nationalism and racism."<h2>Tensions between the US and Iran remain high</h2>Ever since Trump withdrew the US from the landmark Iran nuclear deal, tensions between Washington and Tehran have reached historic heights. But both governments have also gone back and forth on holding talks over a new deal, even as US allies have sought to uphold the pact. Independent assessments have determined that&#xa0;<a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear/iran-is-complying-with-nuclear-deal-restrictions-iaea-report-idUSKCN1LF1KR">Iran still remains in compliance with the deal</a>.&#xa0;The deal, which was orchestrated by the Obama administration, is designed to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon by easing economic sanctions on Iran in exchange for a significant reduction in nuclear activities.&#xa0;Trump has decried the deal for years, contending it didn't do enough to deter Iran's nuclear ambitions or its other nefarious activities around the world.&#xa0;Economic sanctions Trump has leveled against Iran have helped <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-strategy-on-iran-is-working-and-makes-obama-look-weak-2018-9">cripple its economy</a>, placing Tehran in a precarious position. The president has a strong advantage over Rouhani in this regard, which he alluded to in statements on Tuesday, but it doesn't guarantee Iran will sit down at the negotiation table.&#xa0;<div></div><div></div><div></div> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-trump-maga-hat-factory-california-make-america-great-again-2018-8">Inside the Trump 'MAGA' hat factory</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

Trump trades insults, and some flattery, with Iran's 'lovely' leader amid harsh rebuke at UN

Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> held a special summit with German Chancellor <keyword id="76" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Angela-Merkel">Angela Merkel</keyword>, Japanese PM <keyword id="590894" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Shinzo-Abe">Shinzo Abe</keyword> and Brazilian President <keyword id="440692" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Dilma-Rousseff">Dilma Rousseff</keyword> in New York on Saturday. The four leaders form what is known as the G-4 group - countries which back each other's bid for permanent seats at the <keyword id="55859" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="UN-Security-Council">UN Security Council</keyword>. 
 
He pressed for UNSC reform within a “fixed timeframe” in the current session of the UNGA, saying the world body reflects the mindset of a century “we left behind” and is not in tune with new concerns like terrorism and climate change 
 
He also added that the UNSC “must include the world’s largest democracies, major locomotives of the global economy, and voices from all the major continents” to carry “greater credibility and legitimacy”, making it more representative and effective in addressing the challenges of the 21st century. 
 
The four leaders were meeting after a period of 10 years. G-4 is a grouping which has been jointly pushing for reform of the UN Security Council to make it broad-based by including them as permanent members. 
 
Modi referred to the recent decision of the UNGA to commence text-based negotiations on UN reforms and said, “After decades, we finally see some movement. The 69th Session of the General Assembly has taken a significant step forward”. 
 
At the same time, he added, “this is just the first step. We should aim to take this process to its logical conclusion during the 70th session.” 
 
Talking about G-4, he said, “Our Group of four countries came together in 2004, bound by our shared commitment to global peace and prosperity, our faith in multilateralism and our willingness to assume our global responsibilities that the world expects from us.” 
 
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Here’s what PM Narendra Modi said at the G4 Summit,
New York

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"></div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li style="font-weight: 400;">Stephen Badger is the chairman of <a href="https://www.mars.com/">Mars</a>, the 106-year-old company behind many iconic and trusted brands in confectionery, food, pet nutrition, and veterinary services. </li><li style="font-weight: 400;">In this opinion piece, he writes that the fundamental responsibility to help fix accelerating issues like climate change rests upon the business and political leaders of today - and that those leaders need to be doing more.</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Mars, which has a carbon footprint roughly equal to that of a small country, has committed $1 billion investment to tackle issues like climate change and poverty as part of its "Sustainable in a Generation Plan."</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Ahead of Climate Week NYC (beginning September 24), Badger is urgently calling upon other global business leaders to do their part.</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">As a parent, he believes companies "have a moral obligation to change the trajectory we are on for the generation right behind us."</li><li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.</a></li></ul>When I talk with my son, it's clear that his optimism about the future is challenged, to say the least. In fact, when it comes to the state of the planet and the threats posed by climate change, I'd describe it as a little closer to despair. He and his peers have so many questions: What can I do given the magnitude of the issues? How are we going to live on a planet with increasingly catastrophic cycles of drought and rain? Why aren't world leaders doing more to solve this problem?In the not-too-distant future, members of my son's generation will run the world. They will be driving consumer trends, voting on the issues important to them, and holding positions of power. In the meantime, the fundamental responsibility to lean into real, accelerating issues like climate change rests upon the business and political leaders of today. And we need to do more, and do it faster. At Mars, we have a carbon footprint across our entire value chain that is roughly the same as that of a small country. With this scale comes responsibility. As I write this, I'm preparing to travel to New York for the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) and Climate Week events, where I'll join leaders in business, government, and non-governmental organizations to address action on key issues facing society and the planet.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-rise-of-rental-good-for-retail-rest-of-us-2019-9">The long overdue rise of rental is good for the retail industry - if we can get past a few glaring hurdles</a><h2>How we're tackling the crisis at Mars </h2>The urgency going into this event is real. In recent months, the science has revealed that the planet is already nearly 1°C warmer and scientists warn that once the temperature increases by 1.5°C future generations will face increasingly disruptive impacts on our societies, our economies, and the natural world. At Mars, we are pledging to respond to this updated assessment with new commitments, and are working to build increased resilience into our agricultural supply chains. <div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image"></div></div></div>We believe that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. That ideal drives us as a family business that thinks in terms of generations. It's also at the heart of our Sustainable in a Generation Plan and the $1 billion investment we've made behind that plan to start tackling issues like climate change, poverty, and water stress within our supply chain. Worldwide we are now sourcing 53% of the electricity we use in our operations (factories/offices) from renewables. We've also merged our sustainability and procurement activities to move beyond traditional commodity buying where price is the primary driver. And, we are simplifying our supply chains to increase transparency, and our ability to audit and take action to lower GHG emissions, reduce our impact on land and water, and create opportunities for people, particularly smallholder farmers. Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/dont-treat-women-differently-other-things-women-wish-salesmen-knew-2019-9">Women drive the vast majority of spending decisions in the US - here are 4 crucial things all salespeople should know about selling to them</a><h2>Our message to global business leaders: We must do more</h2>We are sincere in our aspirations and optimistic about our ability to do our part. But, we're just one company. The net impact of global business is tremendous, and the opportunity for global business to change the course we are on is enormous. So, as we head into UNGA/Climate Week, our call to action is for all businesses, government leaders, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to step up the actions they are taking to tackle climate change and to increase the pace of progress on the critical issues which threaten our collective potential. No one should have the right to compromise the future of our children by maintaining a comfortable status quo. Nor are incremental improvements enough; we must be thinking in terms of transformative change. As the leaders of today, we have a moral obligation to change the trajectory we are on for the generation right behind us. This year's UNGA/Climate Week should be a tipping point that will yield accelerated and impactful action and change the trajectory we are on.Like all parents, I want my son to have a life full of opportunities. Coming out of UNGA/Climate week, I want him and his contemporaries to see that we are taking meaningful action and that our efforts will bring us closer to a future with a rich and diverse planet, on which all people can thrive. Stephen Badger is chairman of the board for Mars, a +$35B private, family business committed to purpose-led value creation.

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In an under-4 minute video message, India's Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> showed <keyword id="6355833" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="united-nations">United Nations</keyword> the mirror and urged it to take a long, hard look at its "crisis of confidence" while ratcheting up the call for a new template of multilateralism that "reflects today's realities" on Day One of the United Nations high level week being live streamed to the world from the UN headquarters in New York City. <keyword id="6354642" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Modi">Modi</keyword>'s remarks came at a "high-level meeting" to commemorate the 75th anniversary of <keyword id="9097263" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-united-nations-general-assembly">the United Nations General Assembly</keyword>. "We cannot fight today's challenges with outdated structures without comprehensive reforms. The UN faces a crisis of confidence," Modi said in a pre-recorded message that went live at 5:30 pm EST (3 a.m. IST). "For today's interconnected world, we need a reformed multilateralism that reflects today's realities, gives voice to all stakeholders, addresses contemporary challenges and focuses on human welfare," Modi said. The introspective mood isn't novel to the United Nations, it actually reflects the zeitgeist, even from within. On Monday, the United Nations General Assembly committed itself to put "new life" into the stalled reform of the Security Council. Dressed in his trademark kurta and a leaf green vest with dark micro checks, Modi stood beside the Indian tricolour as he delivered his recorded remarks. Modi came in at number 104 in a line of more than 180 other country leaders who are turning up in set-piece frames to deliver more than 700 minutes of content on a single video loop for an ambient global audience. The Indian PM's speech was prefaced by a welcome note from TS Tirumurti, India's permanent representative to the United Nations. The UN marked its 75th anniversary in June this year at a scaled down event, because the coronavirus was already raging by then. About 50 countries signed on to <keyword id="9977838" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-u-n-charter">the U.N. Charter</keyword> in San Francisco on June 26, 1945. The heady combination of telecom connectivity, teleprompters and social platforms ensured that the virtual version of the UNGA got off to a smooth start, free of the unscripted moments that neither exposed conflicts not gave leaders the chance to offer the counter-view. Framed against carefully curated backdrops mostly highlighting country flags and sometimes a light touch of ornate interiors or soft focus, world leaders re-purposed their pet UNGA pitch while embracing the new format. Xi Jinping appeared in front of a painting of the Great Wall of China in the backdrop while Australia went with a live shot of the Sydney Opera House. The UNGA high-level week kicked off less than 24 hours after a new flashpoint erupted between the US and the UN over Iran sanctions. US President Donald Trump was first on the speaker list for Monday but stayed away, in a snub to the United Nations which stands as a metaphor for multilateralism in the heart of Trump's home ground New York City. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the United Nations will not support sanctions on Iran based on the United States' demands until he gets a green light from the Security Council. ï¿½The Trump administration has declared repeatedly since Saturday that all UN sanctions against Iran have been restored, a move that will undoubtedly stir controversy during the UN's annual high-level meetings this week. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/latest-updates-on-india-china-border-issue/articleshow/78162853.cms">Indian Army may call on the double hump camel to help patrol the India-China border</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/markets/news/indian-tech-companies-hcl-tech-wipro-infosys-tcs-share-price-are-green-today/articleshow/78228700.cms">It’s not just the DWS deal, Morgan Stanley's outlook has painted HCL Tech green⁠ — along with TCS, Infosys and Wipro</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/top-ten-phishing-examples-and-tricks-used-by-companies-to-test-their-employees-cybersecurity-smarts/slidelist/78228072.cms">Top ten phishing tricks that companies are using to test their employees’ cybersecurity smarts</a>

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>President Donald Trump's speech at the United Nations General Assembly got off to a bit of an unusual start when world leaders and diplomats laughed as he claimed his administration has accomplished more than any other in US history.</li><li>Responding to the laughs, Trump said, "Didn't expect that reaction, but that's OK."</li><li>Trump has had a troubled relationship with the UN since entering the White House.</li><li>He has characterized the institution at times as unnecessary and ineffectual.</li></ul>President Donald Trump's speech at the United Nations General Assembly, or UNGA, in New York featured a moment when world leaders and diplomats laughed as he claimed his administration has accomplished more than any other in US history."In less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country," Trump said, prompting laughter.&#xa0;Responding to the laughs, Trump said, "Didn't expect that reaction, but that's OK."Trump often criticized former President Barack Obama's approach to foreign affairs and claimed the world was "laughing" at the US under Obama's leadership.&#xa0;In 2014, Trump <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/498008486551506945">tweeted</a>: "We need a President who isn't a laughing stock to the entire World. We need a truly great leader, a genius at strategy and winning. Respect!"But Trump's bombastic foreign policy has faced significant criticism at home and abroad, and polls have shown <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-global-standing-will-take-years-to-repair-from-trump-2018-7">a majority of Americans</a> feel the US has lost respect around the globe under his leadership.&#xa0;Trump's unilateral approach to foreign affairs has marked a stark contrast from his predecessor.Correspondingly, Trump has had a troubled relationship with the UN, an institution he's at times characterized as unnecessary and ineffectual.&#xa0;Trump has drawn ire from the UN over his attacks on the press and decisions such as withdrawing from the landmark Paris climate accord, among other issues.Trump used his speech on Tuesday to tout his administration's accomplishments, decry US adversaries such as Iran, and touch on issues over which he's long expressed concern, such as global trade and mass migration.&#xa0;&#xa0;<div></div> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-trump-maga-hat-factory-california-make-america-great-again-2018-8">Inside the Trump 'MAGA' hat factory</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

World leaders laugh as Trump claims his administration has accomplished more than any other in US history

<div class="KonaFilter image-container"><div class="image on-image"></div></div>United Nations Secretary Ban Ki Moon general opened the debate at the annual UN General Assembly (UNGA) with a grim proclamation. In his address to the global gathering of heads of state and government, Moon acknowledged it has been a "terrible year." 
"It has been a terrible year for principles of the UN Charter, from barrel bombs, to beheadings ... to attacks on UN schools," Moon said referencing a series of conflicts around the world including in Syria and the Gaza strip.
Moon went on to say these conflicts illustrated <a href="https://twitter.com/UN/status/514765191977107456">the fragility of global states and institutions</a>. He also described a "<a href="https://twitter.com/UN_Spokesperson/status/514765062029180928">rise of divisive politics</a>." 
US President Barack Obama is <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-what-obamas-going-to-say-at-the-un-today-2014-9">due to take the stage at 10 a.m</a>. 
 
(This post was updated at 9:34 a.m.)

UN SECRETARY GENERAL: It's Been A 'Terrible Year' 

Pakistan Prime Minister <keyword id="6576" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nawaz-Sharif">Nawaz Sharif</keyword> made yet another attempt to bring the Kashmir issue on the world stage and moved the United Nations to resolve the over two decade old conflict between the two nuclear-armed nations. 
 During his speech at the <keyword id="426867" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="United-Nations-General-Assembly">United Nations General Assembly</keyword>, Sharif said Pakistan was making all attempts and even “going an extra mile” to resolve all the issues with India. 
 “India has posed unacceptable preconditions to engage in a dialogue. Let us be clear: talks are no favor to Pakistan. Talks are in the interest of both countries. They are essential to resolve our differences, especially the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, and to avert the danger of any escalation,” Sharif said during the <keyword id="429560" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="UNGA">UNGA</keyword>. 
 Sharif also raked up the <keyword id="2931728" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Burhan-Wani">Burhan Wani</keyword> issue and said he was a young leader murdered by Indian forces. 
 
“This indigenous uprising of the Kashmiris has been met, as usual, with brutal repression by India’s occupation force of over half a million soldiers. Over a hundred Kashmiris have been killed, hundreds, including children and infants, blinded by shotgun pellets and over six thousand unarmed civilians injured over the past two months,” he said. 
 
On the other hand, India was swift enough to take on Sharif’s tall claims and gave befitting replies to each of his statements made at the world diaspora 
 
This is what Sharif said and India’s rebuttal

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