United Nations General Assembly 2014

A key priority for the UK government at

UNGA

was building broad-based support for the new Iraqi government and for international action to confront

ISIL

(Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) and tackle Islamic extremism.

Read about the UK government response to

ISIL

.

Read the

Prime Minister’s closing speech at

UNGA

.

Alongside the Prime Minister, ministers from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Department of Energy and Climate Change and Department for International Development attended

UNGA

.

News and announcements

See key events from

UNGA

on

our Storify

.

Ebola

The UK is leading a mission to defeat the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, and called on governments at

UNGA

to join its action plan.

The UK is leading the international drive against Ebola in Sierra Leone

International call for assistance to combat Ebola from the governments of Sierra Leone and the UK

UK action plan to defeat Ebola in Sierra Leone: background

Climate action

The UN summit on climate change saw major initiatives on climate, as over 120 leaders gathered to offer high level political support and momentum to efforts for a global climate deal at the key Paris summit in December 2015.

UN Climate Summit 2014: David Cameron’s remarks

UK hails successful start to 15 months of climate diplomacy

Renewed support to reduce emissions through protecting the world’s forests

Joint statement on REDD+

UK to tackle deforestation in developing countries

Syria

Representatives from the Friends of Syria, including UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, met with Syrian National Coalition President Hadi al-Bahra to demonstrate collective support for the moderate opposition led by the National Coalition.

Friends of Syria Ministerial Communique

The UK is stepping up humanitarian support for Syrian families caught in the crisis, as unrest from

ISIL

extremism continues to threaten the region.

World must invest in Syria’s young, says Greening

Meetings

PM meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon

PM meeting with President El Sisi

PM meeting with President Rouhani

PM meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan

Social media

Follow these Twitter accounts to get the latest from

UNGA

:

@number10gov

@foreignoffice

@dfid_uk

@deccgovuk

@PHammondMP

@UKUN_NewYork

@LyallGrant

@PeterWilson

Relevant hashtags: #

UNGA

, #UNGA69, #MDGCountdown, #MDGMomentum, #Climate2014, #backclimateaction #TimeToAct, #HeForShe, #EbolaResponse, #WCIP2014 (World Conference on Indigenous People), #SocialGoodSummit, #FreeAndEqual (LGBT rights), #ZeroHunger, #ChildrenOfSyria, #ChildrenNotSoldiers, #NoLostGeneration

Follow the UK Mission to the UN’s Instagram account at

http://instagram.com/ukun

Read more about

UNGA

Find out more about the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly on

the UN website.

تغطية من الحكومة البريطانية لأسبوع الجمعية العامة 2014، تذكر اجتماع أصدقاء سورية مع رئيس الائتلاف هادي البحرة وزيادة الدعم الإنساني.