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The Day the General Assembly Moved to Geneva– to Provide a Platform to a PLO Leader…

UNITED NATIONS, April 15 (IPS) - The United Nations faces two crucial elections later this year: the election of a new Secretary General, with no confirmed date for polling, and t...

UN80: UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution on Mandate Review

UNITED NATIONS, April 2 (IPS) - UN Member States made progress toward the UN80 initiative by adopting a resolution that would implement a mandate review, which is set to pave the...

General Assembly backs historic World Court climate crisis ruling

A landmark General Assembly resolution adopted on Wednesday is “a powerful affirmation” of international law, climate justice and science, according to UN chief António Guterres.Re...

UN General Assembly adopts resolution confirming state obligations to combat climate change

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday adopted a resolution that reinforces member states’ duties to protect the global climate system by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Th...

UN General Assembly backs world court climate opinion; US among countries opposing resolution

The United Nations General Assembly voted 141-8 on Wednesday to adopt a resolution supporting an advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that countries have a...

UNGA schedules 2 days of interactive dialogues with secretary-general candidates

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has scheduled two days of interactive dialogues with candidates for the position of the next UN secretary-general, according to the UN website on Mon...

Former General Assembly Chairman Espinosa nominated for post of UN Secretary General

The election of a new UN secretary general is scheduled for July 2026

UN passes resolution to improve mandate efficiency

The UN General Assembly passed a resolution on Tuesday to improve the efficiency and implementation of mandates across the UN system. The resolution includes a series of reforms ou...

UN General Assembly Votes for Resolution on ICJ Advisory Ruling on Climate Obligations

UNITED NATIONS, May 21 (IPS) - Member states this week (May 20) deliberated over a draft resolution on states’ obligations in respect of climate change following the advisory opin...

The Search is On for the Next U.N. Secretary General in a Turbulent World

NEW YORK, May 25 (IPS) - AS THE WORLD HURTLES TO HELL (albeit in a SpaceX rather than a hand basket), it might seem of only academic interest which cipher vegetates on the 38th...

Group of Friends of Global Governance calls for upholding UN authority

UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (Xinhua) -- The Group of Friends of Global Governance on Thursday called for upholding the authority of the United Nations and safeguarding the international...

Group of Friends of Global Governance calls for upholding UN authority

UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (Xinhua) -- The Group of Friends of Global Governance on Thursday called for upholding the authority of the United Nations and safeguarding the international...

Security Council LIVE: Founding principles of the UN facing ‘profound strain’, Guterres warns

The Security Council is meeting for a high-level debate on strengthening the UN-centred international system amid mounting pressure on multilateralism and deepening geopolitical di...

'Save humanity': Four figures battling it out to lead embattled UN

Bachelet, Grossi, Grynspan, and Sall face 193 states and NGOs in 3-hour UN hearings on Tuesday-Wednesday

Amid Relentless Conflict, Crisis, UN Remains Beacon of Hope, Its Charter a Survival Guide for Humanity, Leaders Stress a...

Top candidates grilled at UN in contention to replace Guterres as secretary general

Among the candidates is Argentina's Rafael Grossi, who currently serves as the head of the IAEA, as well as Chile's Michelle Bachelet, Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan, and Senegal's M...

The UN Vote that Could Reshape Climate Justice

KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 20 (IPS) - Normally, resolutions voted at the United Nations General Assembly do not make the headlines.As nonbinding and mostly symbolic, rich in principles...

IPU assembly approves UAE proposal on maritime security

Secretary-General hopefuls make their case in televised ‘interactive dialogues’

The four candidates so far in the running to be the next UN Secretary-General will each have the chance to show why they are the best choice during a series of “interactive dialogu...

Four U.N. secretary-general candidates audition this week. That's far fewer than in 2016

Chile's former President Michelle Bachelet — one of two women and one of three from Latin America — will be the first to face ambassadors from the U.N.'s 193 member nations during...

When UN Elections Were Once Tainted by Trade-Offs, Cheque Book Diplomacy & Luxury Cruises…

UNITED NATIONS, May 29 (IPS) - The year 2026 seems to be an eventful year at the United Nations – a new President of the General Assembly (PGA), who will officially preside over t...

UN agrees with Russia, dialogue on state of affairs globally absolutely necessary

UN Under-Secretary-General Miguel Angel Moratinos says the world today is more than the P5

Guterres calls for reform to grant Africa broader global representation

Who Will Next Lead the United Nations?

Four candidates hope to reshape the U.N.’s future amid global fragmentation and anti-multilateral sentiment.