The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin to grant new "rights and privileges" to Palestine and called on the Security Council to reconsider Palestine's membership request.

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly elected Germany’s former foreign minister Annalena Baerbock to be the next head of the 193-member world body in a secret-ballot vote ...

Francis, a diplomat from the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago, has served as his country's permanent representative to the United Nations since 2021. He was elected to serve as the UN ...

During the 2021 General Assembly session, he presented the Our Common Agenda report, which proposed sweeping actions to improve global cooperation, including by upgrading the United Nations.

Iran condemned the US and the Israeli regime for opposing a UN resolution recognizing access to food as a human right, which ...

[REUTERS/YONHAP] The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Monday over U.S. objections ... Since returning to power in Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban have imposed harsh measures, banning women ...

· Chair of Special Political and Decolonization (or Fourth) Committee during 75th Session of the UN General Assembly, 2020/2021. · Vice-President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC ...

The United Nations General Assembly – the main policymaking body of the UN – in July adopted a historic resolution recognising 7th July as the World Kiswahili Language Day. ( July 25, 2024 ).