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General Assembly votes overwhelmingly against US Cuba embargo

·November 3, 2023·9 min read

Resolution details The resolution’s full title is the “necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”. The Assembly voiced concern that despite its resolutions dating back to 1992 (Resolution 47/19), “the economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba is still...

Gaza crisis: General Assembly adopts resolution calling for ‘humanitarian truce’, civilian protection

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·October 28, 2023·1 min read

The resolution breaks the deadlock at the UN over a response to the Israel-Palestine crisis which erupted on 7 October, where Member States on the Security Council have failed to reach agreement on four draft resolutions. Click here for our coverage of the Assembly’s Emergency Special Session on the crisis....

UPDATING LIVE: UN General Assembly convenes emergency meeting on Gaza

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·October 26, 2023·11 min read

11:51 AM Iran slams ‘genocide’ Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, said that it has been three weeks that the international community has been a witness to the “war crime and genocide of the occupying Israeli regime in Gaza and the West Bank of Palestine.” He said that...

A ‘club of elites’ will not realise the multilateral future we need, Holy See tells UN Assembly

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·September 27, 2023·2 min read

Real reform of the UN is vital to ensure an effective multilateral system, said Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States, as he argued for “a return to listening and dialogue” to solve conflicts and lessen the suffering of humanity. “Any reform of the United Nations must not be...

‘The world cannot afford Cold War 2.0,’ Pakistan leader tells UN Assembly

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·September 23, 2023·2 min read

Addressing the Assembly’s annual general debate, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, said, “the world cannot afford Cold War 2.0,” because there are a raft of challenges facing humankind that can only be addressed through global cooperation. Multiple shocks Indeed, a series of external “shocks” – COVID-19, climate change and conflict – have devastated...

UN General Assembly leadership highlights benefit of cooperation

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·September 6, 2023·3 min read

Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (at podium) addresses the closing meeting of the 77th session of the General Assembly. ‘Proving ground for multilateralism’: Deputy UN chief Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, speaking on behalf of the Secretary-General, commended Assembly President Kőrösi for his skilful stewardship over the past year. She praised the...

Don’t play ‘geopolitical games’ with vulnerable lives, urges UN Assembly President

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·July 19, 2023·1 min read

“The lives of those in need should never be reduced to the tactics of geopolitical games,” Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly, said. “Humanitarian action must always be guided by the principles of impartiality, neutrality and independence. As such, effective humanitarian assistance can never be...

Security Council veto should be ‘very last resort’: General Assembly President

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·April 27, 2023·1 min read

The landmark resolution, adopted by consensus, calls for the General Assembly to automatically meet within 10 days if any of the five permanent members of the Security Council – China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States – uses their right of veto. The aim is to hold...

‘It can happen anywhere’: General Assembly reflects on Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

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·April 17, 2023·3 min read

“We are together to mourn the more than one million children, women, and men who perished in 100 days of horror 29 years ago,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. “We pay tribute to the resilience of the survivors [and] recognize the journey of the Rwandan people towards healing, restoration, and...

General Assembly votes to seek World Court’s opinion, in quest for ‘bolder’ climate action

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·March 30, 2023·3 min read

The resolution was put forward by the cyclone-battered Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu, supported by a “core group” of 17 countries from various regions, and is focused on the adverse impacts of climate change on small island developing States as well as climate justice. The ICJ, also known as the...

UN Assembly President calls for Apollo 13 ingenuity to navigate flood risks

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·February 19, 2023·1 min read

“This is a challenge that we can master with ingenuity and determination,” said Csaba Kőrösi, calling for science-based solutions and solidarity, as he delivered a keynote speech at the high-level symposium on “Integrated Water Cycle Management in the post-COVID-19 era.” He said when the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were...

UN General Assembly hears call for worldwide pandemic warning system

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·February 12, 2023·4 min read

Participants in a panel headlined, Challenges and Opportunities in Creating an Early Warning System for Global Pandemics, on Tuesday warned that we are witnessing the dismantling of essential infectious disease monitoring programmes, at a time when climate change is driving greater risks to public health. “Any platform will need to include...