UN General Assembly

The UN General Assembly on Tuesday called on Israel to withdraw from the occupied Palestinian territories and pushed for the creation of a Palestinian state, convening an international conference in June to try to jumpstart a two-state…
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The country hosting this year’s UN climate summit is making “critically insufficient” efforts in tackling its own contribution to global warming, according to an expert assessment that will prove embarrassing to Azerbaijan. The report…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the United States on Sunday to attend sessions at the UN General Assembly and urged his partners to help achieve “a shared victory for a truly just peace.” “This fall will determine the…
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India on Friday voted in favour of a draft UN General Assembly resolution that said Palestine is qualified and should be admitted as full member of the United Nations and recommended that the Security Council “reconsider" the matter…
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After a US veto foiled the Palestinians’ drive for full UN membership, the General Assembly is expected on Friday to grant them some additional rights in the global body — a symbolic win that has already irked Israel. With the war in Gaza…
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The United Nations General Assembly could vote on Friday on a draft resolution that would recognize the Palestinians as qualified to become a full UN member and recommend that the UN Security Council “reconsider the matter favorably.” It…
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The UN General Assembly will meet Thursday to discuss the conflict triggered by the attack by Hamas militants on Israel, the body’s president announced in a letter to member states. The Security Council has so far failed to agree on a…
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Experts on Tuesday urged the international community to officially recognize the “gender apartheid” in Afghanistan amid the escalating restrictions imposed on women and girls by the Taliban regime in the country. During a media event on…
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The president of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday said he is “encouraged” by the progress of its 78th session, hailing the “remarkable” win of a major sustainable development declaration. Dennis Francis spoke of the need to “unite the…
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the issue of Kashmir during his address to world leaders at the high-level 78th session of the UN General Assembly session here. "Another development that will pave the way for regional peace,…
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