UN General Assembly

The UN General Assembly is set to consider a draft resolution on Wednesday reaffirming countries’ obligations to tackle climate change, though the long-awaited initiative has been diluted following pressure from major greenhouse gas…
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The UN General Assembly on Wednesday urged the immediate and unconditional return of Ukrainian children allegedly “forcibly transferred” to Russia — a highly sensitive issue as Kyiv and Moscow attempt to negotiate an end to the war. The…
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Syria’s new leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa, in New York for the UN General Assembly, voiced hope Monday for a security arrangement with Israel to reduce tensions but dismissed the prospect of formal recognition. Sharaa — a former jihadist whose…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not attend the UN General Assembly session in New York later this month, with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar slated to address the world body in his place. The decision comes as India-US trade…
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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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