The Latest Breaking News from UN General Assembly

The U.N. General Assembly has approved a resolution calling for Russia to be held accountable for violating international law by invading Ukraine, including by paying reparations

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba pressed Southeast Asian countries for political and material support in his county's fight against Russia, while accusing Moscow on Saturday of playing “hunger games” with the world by holding up shipments of Ukrainian grain and other agricultural products. Kuleba told reporters on the sidelines of…

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday accusing the Taliban of violating the human rights of Afghan women and girls, failing to establish a representative government, and plunging the country into “dire economic, humanitarian and social conditions.” The resolution also pointed to persistent violence in the country since the…

Resolution condemning embargo on Cuba passes 185-2, marking 30th time the UN has rebuked the decades-old US policy.

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday voted against a U.N. General Assembly resolution calling for an end to the U.S. economic embargo on Cuba, leaving relations frosty between the two longtime rivals.

New Zealand is formally supporting Vanuatu's quest to clarify international legal obligations of countries to preserve human rights in the face of climate change.

After Thailand abstained from voting at the UN General Assembly on Oct 12 before the 11th Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly, the country was bombarded with comments, mainly negative, over its decision. The other 34 countries that took a similar stand were not in the news because…

The UN General Assembly on Oct 11 concluded its election for 14 new members in the Human Rights Council.

Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador’s vote changes this year reflect relations with world superpowers, analysts say.

The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) called Wednesday for an international mechanism to secure multi-year financial support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). This came on the eve of a donors’ conference held by UNRWA at the ministerial level on the sidelines of the UN…

The US administration issued a rare public stinging rebuke of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, days after he lauded Russian President Vladimir Putin while slamming the United States. “We were deeply disappointed to hear President Abbas’s remarks to President Putin. Russia does not stand for justice and international law, as evidenced…