The General Assembly overwhelmingly backed a resolution on Thursday demanding an immediate ... There were 149 votes in favour, 12 against – including Israel and the US – and 19 abstentions. App users ...

Meeting in emergency session on Thursday in New York, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional and lasting ceasefire in Gaza. The move followed ...

UN member states on Friday voted overwhelmingly in favour of a Spanish-drafted resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages and full access to deliver aid to ...

During the plenary, Member States will also vote to elect the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly and the officers of the Main Committees. Watch it live Learn more about the 72nd plenary meeting .

“Today, we live in challenging times ... Annalena Baerbock said during a speech to the General Assembly. Baerbock will be the fifth woman to lead the UN’s main policymaking body.

the text also reiterates the Assembly's "unwavering commitment to the two-State solution... where two democratic States, Israel and Palestine, live side by side in peace and security." It was a UN ...

Former Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was voted in as president of the UN General Assembly. Meanwhile, Germany's tough migration policy has been dealt a setback in court. DW has more.

It was a UN General Assembly resolution in 1947 that divided British-ruled Palestine into two states — one Arab and one Jewish. But only the creation of Israel was proclaimed on May 14, 1948.

The U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote on a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages held by Hamas, and the opening of all Israeli border crossings for d ...

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly elected Germany’s former foreign minister Annalena Baerbock to be the next head of the 193-member world body in a secret-ballot vote ...