The Latest Breaking News from the General Assembly

The world’s greatest stage is the sprawling Midtown Manhattan complex where leaders meet each year to discuss humanity’s future

Sometimes the issues brought forward at the United Nations signature annual meeting may feel a bit familiar. Climate change is always in focus, especially in the past few years. There are regular disputes about who is on the security council. Pleas to stop wars and address hunger.

President Biden and aides to address Middle East tensions at the UN General Assembly, focusing on Hezbollah-Israel conflict.

Biden will deliver his final address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday

The UN’s resolution this week has dramatically changed the legal context of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory

The resolution orders Israel to vacate the occupied Palestinian territory in a year. But it is nonbinding.

General assembly votes overwhelmingly in favour of Palestinian resolution after ICJ ruling in July

UN member states were set to vote Wednesday on a push by the Palestinians to formally demand an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months.

UN member states will debate Tuesday a push by the Palestinians to formally demand an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months.

The US has thrown its weight behind creating two permanent seats for African states on the United Nations Security Council, and one rotating seat for small island developing states. Years of talks about reforming the council have led nowhere, and many doubt whether US backing will be enough to spur…

Cameroon’s former prime minister has taken over the presidency of the U.N. General Assembly and called for nations to unite and to address global challenges from climate change and poverty to conflicts and armed violence