{"id":3854,"date":"2026-09-21T13:17:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/?p=3854"},"modified":"2026-09-21T13:17:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:17:56","slug":"nsengiyumva-heads-to-un-summit-as-world-leaders-tackle-global-crises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/21\/nsengiyumva-heads-to-un-summit-as-world-leaders-tackle-global-crises\/politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Nsengiyumva heads to UN summit as world leaders tackle global crises"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/113705-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/113705-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/113705-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/113705-767x514.jpg 767w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/113705.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva is in New York for the 81st UN General Assembly, where he will represent President Paul Kagame as governments discuss conflicts, climate change, artificial intelligence and sustainable development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nsengiyumva is expected to address the General Assembly on Wednesday, outlining Rwanda\u2019s views and priorities on major issues facing Africa and the wider world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The General Debate is being held from Sept. 22 to 26 and will resume on Sept. 28. Its theme is \u201cRestoring trust, managing transformation: a United Nations that delivers for all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The week includes high-level meetings on climate action and the energy transition, sea-level rise and pandemic preparedness. The UN also lists peace, security, health, sustainable development and AI governance among the issues receiving attention during the high-level week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Rwanda, the meeting provides an opportunity to engage with other governments and international organisations on matters of common interest, according to the Office of the Prime Minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nsengiyumva will also attend meetings linked to the General Assembly and hold discussions with international partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The summit takes place against a backdrop of conflicts and humanitarian challenges that have increased pressure on international institutions to find common solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UN says the 81st session aims to renew global cooperation, accelerate implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and advance collective action on peace, dignity and equality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UN General Assembly brings together all 193 member states and serves as the organisation\u2019s main forum for discussing international issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva is in New York for the 81st UN General Assembly, where he will represent President Paul Kagame as governments discuss conflicts, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,53,41,36,5,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current_affairs","category-featured-stories","category-hot_topics","category-international","category-politics","category-top_stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3854"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3854\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3856,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3854\/revisions\/3856"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}