General Assembly in New York
At UN, Turkey to press criticism of Israel over Gaza war
Turkey, among the world's sharpest critics of the Israeli military operation in Gaza, will use the UN General Assembly this week to highlight what it says is a genocide unfolding there and will urge international pressure on Israel.
March 21 is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The UN chief made the appeal in a speech to the General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.