The Latest Breaking News from General Assembly

At UN, leaders confront COVID's impact on global education

School disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic have set back children around the globe, from the United States to sub-Saharan Africa

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022

Iran president: No plan to meet Biden at UN General Assembly

Iran’s president has left for New York, where he will be speaking to the U.N. General Assembly later this week

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022

Jaishankar arrives in New York for hectic diplomatic week at UNGA high-level session

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar arrived in New York to participate in the high-level 77th session of the U.N. General Assembly, which kick-starts September 20

The Hindu · Sep 19, 2022

EXPLAINER: What to know about the U.N. General Assembly

After two years of virtual and hybrid summits, the world will once again convene in New York this week for the U.N. General Assembly

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2022

UN Summit Returns in Person to World of Divisions

The UN General Assembly is back in person after the pandemic disruption but in a world as full of crises as ever, with the war in Ukraine set to pit the West against Russia. Some 150 world leaders will descend on New York for a week of diplomacy, with all…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 17, 2022

UN votes to allow Ukraine's Zelenskyy to give virtual speech

The U.N. General Assembly has voted to allow Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to deliver a pre-recorded address to next week’s gathering of world leaders because of his need to deal with Russia’s invasion

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2022

A look at governors and veto-proof state legislative majorities from opposite parties

Welcome to the Friday, September 16, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Sep 16, 2022

UN Member States May Allow Zelensky to Speak by Video

UN member states will vote Friday on making an exception to allow Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky to address next week's General Assembly by video, according to diplomatic sources. World leaders were allowed to speak by video in 2020 and in 2021 due to the Covid pandemic, but this year the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 16, 2022

Four states currently have a governor of one party and a veto-proof state legislative majority of the opposing party

Four states have a governor of one party and veto-proof legislative majorities of the opposing party: Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, and Massachusetts. Voters will determine whether three states—North Carolina, Vermont, and Wisconsin—could also have a veto-proof majority and an opposing party governor as a result of the 2022 elections.

Ballotpedia · Sep 16, 2022

Ukraine finds 'mass grave' in recaptured city of Izyum

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said in an interview Thursday she wants Russian President Vladimir Putin to face the International Criminal Court over war crimes in Ukraine. Volunteer medic Yuliia Paievska, who was captured by Russia in Mariupol, told US lawmakers Thursday how Russians routinely tortured her and others.…

France 24 · Sep 15, 2022