In a short, angry speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump accused China of spreading the coronavirus, being the world's worst polluter and undermining American support for multilateralism. Delivered via video feed from the White House, the speech ...
UNITED NATIONS, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The UN General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution to proclaim May 24 as the International Day of the Markhor. The resolution invites worldwide observance of the International Day of the Markhor and invites all relevant stakeholders to give due ...
Following their initial setback, the Palestinians approached the UN General Assembly, where, in November 2012, they successfully upgraded their status from "UN observer" to "non-member observer state" by securing more than a two-thirds majority vote. This elevation in status enabled the Palestinian...
The article offers information on the United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health Anand Grover's report to the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly which was presented on October 24, 2011. The report urged every nation to decriminalize abortion. The article discusses the ...
President of the General Assembly Dennis Francis said on Monday that 1 out of every 10 women lives in extreme poverty. According to the UN, about 10.3 percent of women around the world today live in extreme poverty, and they a...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine's supporters urged the U.N. General Assembly to vote Thursday for a resolution that calls for Russia to end hostilities and withdraw from its neighbor on the eve of the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion. The draft resolution is all but certain to pass ...
The Olympics Games “stand as a symbol of tolerance, peace and cooperation among diverse peoples, cultures and nations,” UN General Assembly vice president Mohan Pieris said. Bach recalled the words two months ago of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that the w...
Edith M. Lederer is chief U.N. correspondent for The Associated Press and has been covering international affairs for more than half a century. For more AP coverage of the U.N. General Assembly, visit https://apnews.com/hub/united-nations-general-assembly. ...
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At the 15th Session of the UN General Assembly in 1960.At the 15th Session of the UN General Assembly in 1960.The article offers a look at the 15th session of the United Nations General Assembly in which the Declaration on Granting Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples was adopted. ...