UN General Assembly adopts 'landmark' resolution on promoting artificial intelligence
Mar 22, 2024, at 03:13 pm
The UN General Assembly on Thursday adopted a landmark resolution on the promotion of “safe, secure and trustworthy” artificial intelligence (AI) systems that will also benefit sustainable development for all.
General Assembly resolution upholds the Olympic Truce
Nov 22, 2023, at 08:25 pm
Ahead of the Summer Olympics in Paris next year, the UN General Assembly has urged countries to maintain the ancient Greek tradition of observing peace before, during and after the Games.
Addicted to war, power and greed, humanity is ‘killing itself’, warns Colombian President
Sep 20, 2023, at 09:29 pm
Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday called at the UN General Assembly for peace summits to resolve conflicts in Ukraine and between Israel and the Palestinians, so the international community could focus instead on addressing climate change, which he said was “the mother of all crises”.
Uyghurs demand 78th UN General Assembly to confront China's ongoing genocide in East Turkistan
Sep 14, 2023, at 06:37 pm
In light of Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent invigorated commitment to persist with genocidal actions in East Turkistan, the East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) issues an immediate and urgent plea to the 78th United Nations General Assembly and its member states for immediate and decisive action to halt China's ongoing genocide against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz and other Turkic peoples.
UN General Assembly leadership highlights benefit of cooperation
Sep 06, 2023, at 09:27 pm
A new session of the UN General Assembly began on Tuesday with both the outgoing and incoming leaders of the world body underscoring the importance of multilateral cooperation.
Combatting hate speech is a shared responsibility: UN General Assembly President
Jun 20, 2023, at 09:14 pm
Countering hate speech is a key component of atrocity prevention, UN General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi said on Monday, calling for more global action towards eradicating it.
General Assembly votes to seek World Court’s opinion, in quest for ‘bolder’ climate action
Mar 31, 2023, at 06:54 pm
New York: 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.
General Assembly adopts resolution on Russian reparations for Ukraine
Nov 15, 2022, at 09:17 pm
New York: The UN General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution that calls for Russia to pay war reparations to Ukraine, as ambassadors met to resume their emergency special session devoted to the conflict.
General Assembly reviews global progress towards sustainable urbanization
Apr 30, 2022, at 12:30 am
New York: With six in 10 people expected to be living in cities by the end of the decade, the UN General Assembly met on Thursday to examine progress towards implementing a 2016 framework on sustainable urbanization.
General Assembly holds emergency special session on Ukraine
Mar 01, 2022, at 09:00 pm
New York: As fighting escalates in Ukraine, UN Member States met on Monday for a rare emergency special session of the General Assembly to discuss the crisis.
General Assembly President urges solidarity, hope, laying out 2022 agenda
Jan 20, 2022, at 05:16 pm
New York: Amid the resurgent COVID pandemic, the President of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, stressed the importance of solidarity and fostering hope, as he outlined his priorities for the remainder of the 76th session.
Renew ‘collective commitment to multilateralism’, urges Assembly President
Sep 23, 2020, at 02:54 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic may have prevented world leaders coming to New York to address the General Assembly in person, but the president of the world body stressed on Tuesday that the need for deliberation, is “higher than ever”.
Under ‘extraordinary circumstances’, General Assembly continues to serve the people
Sep 09, 2020, at 03:20 pm
New York: Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the General Assembly has worked hard, under “extraordinary circumstances” to uphold its vital mandates, perform essential services, and ensure continuity in the name of the people the Organization serves, the president of the UN body said on Tuesday.
Global Goals top General Assembly President’s priority list
Jan 14, 2020, at 09:45 am
New York/IBNS: The President of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly on Monday set out his 2020 priorities, which aim to make the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a reality by the start of the next decade.
New General Assembly President brings ‘valuable insights’ into key UN challenges
Sep 18, 2019, at 10:15 am
New York: The new President of the 74th session of the General Assembly brings to his role “years of United Nations experience”, the UN chief said on Tuesday, as Tijjani Muhammad-Bande banged the gavel to open his year in office.
Aug 29, 2019, at 12:15 pm
New York, Aug 29 (IBNS): Partnerships with civil society and youth are essential to achieving the goals of key UN-backed international agreements, such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the Paris Agreement on climate change, María Fernanda Espinosa, the President of the United Nations General Assembly, told delegates at the UN Civil Society Conference on Wednesday.
Feb 28, 2019, at 12:46 pm
New York, Feb 28 (IBNS): Migration and sustainable development are “deeply interconnected” and the 2030 Agenda, the UN’s blueprint for a sustainable future for all, will not be achieved if we do not “comprehensively include migrants,” the President of the General Assembly said on Wednesday.
Feb 02, 2019, at 10:10 am
New York, Feb 2 (IBNS): Hundreds of ancestral languages have gone silent in recent generations, taking with them the culture, knowledge and traditions of the people who spoke them. To preserve and revitalize those that remain, the United Nations on Friday officially launched the International Year of Indigenous Languages, at UN Headquarters in New York.
Advancing multilateralism goes ‘hand-in-hand’ with work of the UN
Jan 16, 2019, at 09:55 am
New York, Jan 16 (IBNS): Revitalizing the United Nations to “strengthen a multilateral rule-based world order” tops a list of priorities the General Assembly President told UN Member States on Tuesday.
Setting out to ‘transform the world’ in the General Assembly's Second Committee
Dec 26, 2018, at 08:59 am
New York, Dec 26 (IBNS): How is the UN tackling its most ambitious and far-reaching project: the 2030 Agenda to “transform the world”? This is the mammoth responsibility of the UN’s General Assembly’s Second Committee – the body which deals with “economic and financial matters”. Here is the second in our series on what happens at the UN when the world leaders have gone home at the end of September, and the Committees get going on turning pledges and ideas into action.
US resolution to condemn activities of Hamas voted down in General Assembly
Dec 07, 2018, at 10:14 am
New York, Dec 7 (IBNS): Although a majority of UN Member States voted in favour of a General Assembly resolution put forward by the United States – condemning the activities of Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza – it failed to be adopted on Thursday at UN Headquarters in New York.
Jun 14, 2018, at 09:00 am
New York, June 14 (IBNS): In an emergency meeting on Wednesday, the United Nations General Assembly adopted an Arab-sponsored resolution calling for greater protection for Palestinians, and deploring any use of “excessive, disproportionate and indiscriminate” force by the Israeli military against Palestinian civilians, particularly in Gaza.
Apr 21, 2018, at 02:00 pm
New York, Apr 21 (IBNS): The world needs a new approach to peace, which is why the United Nations General Assembly will hold a major meeting next week to discuss ways to foster peace by focusing on conflict prevention, mediation, dialogue and diplomacy, the 193-member body’s President has said.
In Doha, General Assembly President spotlights UN ‘sustaining peace’ agenda
Jan 19, 2018, at 02:26 pm
New York, Jan 19 (JEN): Conflict is not always linear, with a clear beginning, middle and end, the President of the United Nations General Assembly said Thursday, urging a new approach to peace that requires action at all stages of the conflict cycle.
Oct 17, 2017, at 10:50 pm
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): The General Assembly today elected, by secret ballot, 15 States to serve on the Human Rights Council, the United Nations body responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe.
UN must lead global battle against counterfeit medicines, Congo tells General Assembly
Sep 21, 2017, at 10:26 pm
New York, Sept 21(Just Earth News): The Republic of Congo on Thursday called for a United Nations-wide global battle against the proliferation of counterfeit and sub-standard medicines, warning the General Assembly on the second day of its 72nd annual General Debate that Africa was particularly vulnerable.
The 21st century will be an African century, Guinean President tells UN General Assembly
Sep 20, 2017, at 03:41 pm
New York, Sept 20(Just Earth News): The 21st century will see Africa take its rightful place on the world stage, Alpha Condé, the President of Guinea, which also holds the current presidency of the African Union, told the United Nations 72nd General Assembly on the opening day of its general debate on Tuesday.
All nations should embrace their sovereignty, US President tells world leaders at UN Assembly
Sep 20, 2017, at 03:37 pm
New York, Sept 20(Just Earth News): Noting that the present world is one that offers both immense promise and great peril, the President of the United States told global leaders at the United Nations that it was “entirely up to us†to either lift the world to new heights, or let it fall into a valley of disrepair.