Tag: UN General Assembly
World leaders adopt historic declaration on noncommunicable diseases, mental health
The declaration sets measurable targets to be reached by 2030, including reducing tobacco use, improving control of high blood pressure…
France, Belgium to recognise Palestine at UN conference
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will participate via video link after the Trump administration denied him a visa.
UK pushes peace plan at UN summit dominated by Palestine recognition
UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said she will use the summit to address civilian suffering in war-ravaged Gaza and seek…
U.S. revokes visas of Palestinian officials ahead of UN General Assembly
The U.S. also accused Palestinian officials of “undermining the prospects for peace”.
Slave Trade: Remembrance and reparatory ethos 2025
Now, that slaveowner happened to be an out and out sadist. He not only ran a domestic amphitheatre of death,…
UN General Assembly adopts milestone cybercrime treaty
The Convention against Cybercrime acknowledges the significant risks posed by the misuse of information and communications technologies (ICT), which enable…
Oct. 7 attack: UNGA President calls for release of hostages
At the same time, schools sheltering displaced families have been repeatedly shelled, healthcare workers and hospitals have been systematically attacked,…
HRH Amb. Ossai Ifeanyi holds strategic discussions with Rockefeller Foundation CEO at UN General Assembly
Ossai Ifeanyi Nwabuonwu met with the CEO of the Rockefeller Foundation to discuss collaborative strategies aimed at addressing global challenges…
UN General Assembly presses Security Council to consider Palestine’s full membership
Mansour said after holding observer status for 50 years, “we wish from all those who invoke the UN Charter to…
UN General Assembly to resume emergency special session on Mideast
UN General Assembly President, Dennis Francis has informed member states that he will convene a plenary of the ESS on…
UN calls for united action to combat rising Islamophobia
Also in Geneva, Ms Nassima Baghli, Permanent Observer of the OIC, hosted a commemorative event on Friday, saying that “Islamophobia…
UN Assembly President outlines vision for 2024
Francis also highlighted the Veto initiative, emphasising the critical importance of fostering accountability and cooperation between the UN’s Principal Organs…
Breaking: Nigeria abstains from sacking Russia from UN Rights Council
Nigeria had voted, along with 140 other nations, to condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine on 2 March.
Nigeria, 140 UN members condemn Russian invasion of UKraine in UN vote
Thirty-five members including China, South Africa, Mali, Madagascar, Namibia abstained.
My takeaways from UNGA76, the protests and others
There are some from the so-called “Yoruba nation” group and the so-called “Indigenous People of Biafra” (IPOB) terrorist group who…
Biden promises fight against climate change, military restraint
Biden did not utter the words "China" or "Beijing" but sprinkled implicit references to America's increasingly powerful authoritarian competitor
Buhari supporters in New York hired or Nigerians? Be the judge [Photos & Video]
But the messages they bear on their placards contradict domestic perception of the Buhari regime by its critics.
76th UN General Assembly opens
Passing on the gavel to the new Assembly President, Abdulla Shahid of the Maldives, Guterres saluted Shahid's predecessor, Volkan Bozkir
El-Salvador President wants UN General Assembly scrapped
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, whose social media savvy helped win him power earlier this year, took a selfie before…
Buhari leaves for New York today
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja today for New York, United States to participate in the 74th Session of the…
Just IN: Buhari leaves for New York
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Sunday for New York, United States to participate in the 74th Session of the…
74th UNGA: Muhammad-Bande assumes duty
Nigeria’s Tijani Muhammad-Bande has assumed duty as President of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly which opened on…
UN chief pledges support for UNGA’s President-elect
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday assured the President-elect of the 74th UN General Assembly, Amb. Tijani Mohammad-Bande, of his…
73rd session of UN General Assembly opens in New York
The 73rd session of the UN General Assembly opened on Wednesday with its President, Ms María Fernanda Espinosa, pledging to…
Buhari, 87 other Presidents to address UN General Assembly Sept. 25
President Muhammadu Buhari and 87 other Presidents are expected to address the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly…
President Buhari to lead Nigeria delegation to 73rd UN General Assembly
The Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, says President Muhammadu Buhari, will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 73rd United Nations General…
Buhari addresses UN General Assembly Sept. 25
President Muhammadu Buhari will address the 73rd Session of the high-level General Debate of the UN General Assembly at the…
Ecuador’s Foreign Minister elected President 73rd UN General Assembly
The UN General Assembly has elected Ecuadorean Foreign Minister María Espinosa, President of its upcoming 73rd session, becoming the fourth…
‘Boko Haram no longer holds our territory,’ Nigeria tells UN
Nigeria told the UN General Assembly in New York that the Boko Haram terrorists no longer held any territory in…
Trump slams countries who voted against U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed countries that voted at the UN General Assembly against U.S. recognition of Jerusalem…