She’s the fourth woman to be elected president of the United Nations General Assembly – and the first woman from Latin America.

CGTN’s Anand Naidoo sat down with Maria Fernanda Espinosa to discuss her priorities for the 73rd General Assembly and how gender plays a big role.

One of the cornerstones of the United Nations is a commitment to global peace and security.

That’s nowhere more apparent than at the UN Peacekeeping Operation where 14 missions around the world aim to create conditions of lasting peace.

CGTN’s Anand Naidoo spoke to the head of the U.N. Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, about the role of peacebuilding around the world.

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#DidYouKnow that nuclear disarmament was the subject of the General Assembly’s first resolution in 1946?

Today, this goal is as crucial as ever. Access the Disarmament Yearbook on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons: https://t.co/AAXTrUI1NV #UNGA pic.twitter.com/TihXJLwZ0e

— UN Publications (@unpublications) September 26, 2018

#UNGA We are pleased to announce that 145 @UN Member States have now endorsed the #A4P Declaration of Shared Commitments on @UNpeacekeeping along with support from 4 international & regional organizations #PK70
See the full list & read more on #A4P: https://t.co/j9175AjWlV pic.twitter.com/O5Yy8R1vlT

— UN Peacekeeping (@UNPeacekeeping) September 25, 2018