U.N. General Assembly
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Israel, Saudi Arabia ‘at the cusp’ of peace agreement, Netanyahu tells UNThe Saudis are also seeking a defence pact with the United States and want help in building their own civilian nuclear program, which has fueled fears of an arms race with Iran.WorldSep 22, 2023
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UN to vote on suspending Russia from human rights council over Bucha killingsThe U.N. General Assembly will vote Thursday on whether to suspend Russia from the U.N.'s premier human rights body. The move was initiated by the United States.WorldApr 6, 2022
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Donald Trump heads into UN General Assembly speech amid political turmoil at homeTrump is to address the General Assembly on Tuesday morning and will chair a meeting Wednesday of the U.N. Security Council on the topic of counterproliferation.WorldSep 25, 2018
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Trump to again address dangers of North Korea during UN speechAs he begins the sequel to his stormy U.N. debut, President Donald Trump will again confront the dangers posed by North Korea's nuclear threat, though its shadow may appear somewhat less ominous than a year ago.WorldSep 24, 2018
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Myanmar’s leader skips U.N. General Assembly, amid violence in countryMyanmar's leader has canceled plans to attend the U.N. General Assembly, with her country drawing international criticism for violence that has driven at least 370,000 ethnic Rohingya Muslims from the country in less than three weeks.WorldSep 13, 2017
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UN General Assembly demands immediate truce in Syria, end to siege on AleppoThirty-six countries abstained in the vote on the Canadian-drafted resolution on the nearly six-year Syrian conflict.WorldDec 9, 2016
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Barack Obama, in final speech to the UN General Assembly, calls for global course correctionStanding before the United Nations for the last time as president, Barack Obama will reassure foreign leaders that the world is better equipped to tackle its challenges than at almost any point in history despite a cascade of harrowing crises that seem devoid of viable solutions.PoliticsSep 20, 2016
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World Humanitarian Day: Ban Ki-moon says 130 million people need assistance to surviveSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a message on World Humanitarian Day that a record 130 million people depend on assistance to survive, a staggering number that would comprise the tenth most populous nation on earth.EntertainmentAug 19, 2016
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Donald Trump made ‘a lot of money’ in deal with former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi and his Bedouin tentThe presumptive Republican nominee was talking about a bizarre incident in 2009, when Gadhafi was in desperate search of a place to pitch his Bedouin-style tent during a visit to New York for a meeting of the U.N. General Assembly.PoliticsJun 6, 2016
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United Nations takes historic step to open selection of new UN chiefUnder the U.N. Charter, the secretary-general is chosen by the 193-member General Assembly on the recommendation of the 15-member Security Council.WorldApr 12, 2016
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