UN General Assembly

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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The UN General Assembly will seek the opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on countries’ obligations to address climate change, following the adoption by consensus of a resolution on Wednesday. The resolution was put…
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The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to condemn Russia’s annexation of parts of Ukraine after Moscow vetoed a similar effort in the Security Council. The General Assembly approved the resolution with 143 in…
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Iranian-American journalist and activist Masih Alinejad on Wednesday highlighted the crimes of the regime in Tehran and criticized US President Joe Biden for allowing Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, to come to New York to speak at the UN…
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Actor Priyanka Chopra spoke about how 'all is not well with our world' during her speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Taking to Instagram, Priyanka also shared several videos and photos from the Sustainable…
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Priyanka Chopra advocated for children's rights as she addressed a conference at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The actor arrived in the city on Monday to attend the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Moment at UNGA as…
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The UN General Assembly voted Friday to allow Ukraine’s president to deliver a pre-recorded address to next week’s gathering of world leaders because of his need to deal with Russia’s invasion, making an exception to its requirement that…
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The UN General Assembly took a first step Tuesday to put the five permanent members of the Security Council under the spotlight whenever they use their veto power, a move highlighted by Russia’s veto threat paralyzing any action by the UN’s…
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