UN General Assembly adopts Gaza ceasefire resolution by overwhelming majority

This article is published in association with United Nations. Meeting in emergency session on Thursday in New York, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional and lasting ceasefire in Gaza.  The move followed the Security Council’s failure to pass a similar resolution last week due to a lone veto by permanent […]

GAZA LIVE: UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopts resolution demanding immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire

This article is published in association with United Nations. That’s a wrap That’s it for our live coverage of the General Assembly’s emergency session on protection of civilians in Gaza, although the debate is set to continue.  Prior to the vote, President Philémon Yang remarked that once again the Assembly was called upon to take the […]

UN General Assembly boosts global fight against illegal trade in cultural artifacts

This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution helping strengthen the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property and facilitating the restitution of stolen artifacts to their countries of origin. Backed by more than 140 nations and adopted without a vote, the resolution recognised that addressing […]

UN General Assembly demands Israel end ‘unlawful presence’ in Occupied Palestinian Territory

This article is published in association with United Nations. The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution that demands that Israel “brings to an end without delay its unlawful presence” in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. With a recorded vote of 124 nations in favour, 14 against, and 43 abstentions, the resolution […]

What is the UN General Assembly and what does it do?

This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Formative Content Every September, world leaders gather at the United Nations headquarters in New York to debate the most important issues facing the planet. The meeting, known as the General Debate at the United […]

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