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UN General Assembly demands end to ‘cruel’ American economic embargo on Cuba, 187 countries stand united

The vote in the 193-member world body was 187-2, with only the United States and Israel against the resolution, and one ...
Boston Herald

As the world convulses in war and contentiousness, its leaders convene at the UN to figure it out

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — World leaders begin convening Monday at one of the most volatile moments in the United Nations’ 80-year history, and the challenges they face are as dire as ever if not more so: ...
UN Environment Programme

The UN General Assembly recently backed a landmark court opinion on climate change. Here’s why that’s important.

The assembly passed a resolution supporting decision by the International Court of Justice, which said countries have an ...
PBS

WATCH: 2024 United Nations General Assembly - Day 3

The topics of Israel's war with Hamas and fighting in Lebanon have dominated speeches at the U.N. General Assembly's meeting this week. On Thursday, one side finally got the podium — including a ...
OPB

United Nations leaders bemoan global turmoil as the General Assembly turns 80

TOBY SHEPHEARD / AFP via Getty Images Just over 80 years ago, directly after the Second World War, the United Nations General Assembly met for the first time, in a Methodist hall in Blitz-damaged ...
webtv.un.org

Statement of the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Ms. Annalena Baerbock, on the selection and appointment process for the next Secretary-General

Statement of the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Ms. Annalena Baerbock, on the selection and appointment process for the next Secretary-General Today, on 25 November 2025, the ...
PBS

WATCH: Day 2 of the 2025 United Nations General Assembly

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump castigated the United Nations as a feckless institution in a speech to the world body on Tuesday, praising the turn America has taken under his leadership ...