The United Nations General Assembly is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), the only one in which all member nations have equal representation, and the main deliberative, policy-making, and representative organ of the UN. Its powers are to oversee the budget of the UN, appoint the non-permanent members to the Security Council, appoint the Secretary-General of the United Nations, receive reports from other parts of the UN, and make recommendations in the form of General Assembly Resolutions. It has also established numerous subsidiary organs.
India has once again slammed Pakistan for "spewing venom and false narratives of monumental proportions' in the United Nations about Jammu and Kashmir. DNA - Published
Lebanon's foreign ministry said on Saturday that it "regretted" the revoking of the country's voting rights at the U.N. General Assembly after falling behind on membership dues, saying the state's.. Reuters - Published
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday approved a resolution extending the investigation into the mysterious 1961 death of secretary-general Dag Hammarskjold. France 24 - Published
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday approved a resolution extending the investigation into the mysterious 1961 death of secretary-general Dag Hammarskjold. The Swedish diplomat had been.. WorldNews - Published
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday condemned "the long-standing and ongoing systematic, widespread and gross violations of human rights in and by" North Korea in an annual resolution that.. Reuters - Published
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly renewed the mandate for a U.N. agency supporting Palestinian refugees for another three years amid misconduct allegations and a cash.. Reuters - Published
I am afraid for Dr. Tedrosâ safety. The World Health Organization Director-General and I are walking from the WHOâs midtown-Manhattan offices to the nearby U.N. campus, where Tedros is.. WorldNews - Published
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley joins John Dickerson to preview what is on the U.S. agenda for this weekâs United Nations General Assembly meeting. CBS News - Published
Ahead of the United Nations General Assembly, John Dickerson interviewed Theresa May about Brexit and American foreign policy. Tune into CBS This Morning Monday for more of the interview. CBS News - Published
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif sits down with John Dickerson on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly and discusses Iran's response to the U.S. decision to withdraw from the Iran.. CBS News - Published
David Sanger, Lanhee Chen, Ben Domenech and Radhika Jones join us to discuss tensions with Iran, the new upcoming U.N. General Assembly and President Trump's call to the Ukrainian president. CBS News - Published
Pakistan violated its obligations under the Vienna Convention in the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, ICJ President judge Abdulqawi Yusuf told the UN General Assembly. The ICJ had ruled that Pak must review.. IndiaTimes - Published
Justice Yusuf-led ICJ bench has also ordered that Pakistan must do an effective review and reconsideration of the conviction and sentence of Jadhav. DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
Two groups of United Nations member states issued dueling statements over China's treatment of the predominantly Muslim Uyghur minority in Xinjiang, highlighting a global divide on Beijing's human.. WorldNews - Published
Iran executed seven child offenders last year and two so far this year even though human rights law prohibits the death penalty for anyone below the age of age 18, a UN independent human rights expert.. WorldNews - Published
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad has turned to diplomacy to placate New Delhi after India threatened to restrict palm oil imports from Malaysia after he described Jammu and Kashmir as an âinvaded and.. WorldNews - Published
The United Nations may not have enough money for staff salaries next month if member states donât pay what they owe, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday. Advertising He told the.. WorldNews - Published
India has lashed out at Pakistan for "weaponising" women's rights issues for self-serving political gains in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it is ironical that a country where violations of women's right to.. IndiaTimes - Published
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US counterpart Donald Trump agreed during a phone call to meet in Washington next month to discuss creating a "safe zone" in northern Syria, the.. WorldNews - Published
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on his return from the US on Sunday said that those standing by Kashmiris were doing "jihad" and Pakistan will support Kashmiris even if the world does not. Prime.. WorldNews - Published
Malaysia joined Turkey and China in raising the Kashmir issue at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), with its Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad accusing India of "invading and occupying the.. WorldNews - Published
Charged with being âanti-nationalâ and âpro-Pakistanâ on the issue of abrogation of Article 370 in J&K, Congress came out more aggressively in its attack on the neighbour on Sunday. It.. IndiaTimes - Published
Muhammad Zulqarnain, a Second Secretary in Pakistan's UN Mission, failed to respond directly on Saturday to questions India had asked of Islamabad in the right of reply to Khan's incendiary speech on.. IndiaTimes - Published
The response came after Wang Yi, the Foreign Minister of China, said at UNGA that India through its "unilateral" action by removing special status to Jammu and Kashmir is changing the "status quo" in.. DNA - Published
SRINAGAR: Authorities in Indian occupied Kashmir tightened restrictions on peopleâs movements on Saturday to prevent possible protests after speech by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Khan, in an.. WorldNews - Published
India on Saturday took strong note of reference made by Chinese foreign minister Wang to J&K, and Ladakh in his address at the UNGA. MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh are an.. IndiaTimes - Published
Raising the Kashmir issue at the UN, China has told the General Assembly that the "dispute" should be peacefully and properly addressed in accordance with the UN Charter, Security Council resolutions.. IndiaTimes - Published
Attacking Pakistan PM Imran Khan, a day after his speech at the UNGA, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, "The Pak PM is going from door-to-door around the world and creating content for.. IndiaTimes - Published
First Secretary of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Vidisha Maitra, exercised India's right of reply to Pakistan PM Imran Khan's speech at the UNGA. DNA - Published
Having received a thumping mandate from Indians, a more confident-looking PM Modi delivered his maiden speech at the UNGA after coming to power for a second term on Friday. DNA - Published
During their week representing Venezuelan congress chief Juan Guaido at the U.N. General Assembly, an opposition delegation received words of support from U.S. President Donald Trump, funding from the.. Reuters - Published
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- "Facing rampant unilateralism, we should not just sit idly by," Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday. In his speech at the General.. WorldNews - Published
Khan continued his vile narrative against India over New Delhi's move to revoke Article 370 and also flouted the time limit set for the address of world leaders. DNA - Published
Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) as "historic", Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday said that like a 'true statesman' he brought India to the.. IndiaTimes - Published
During his marathon speech at the 74th session of the UNGA, Khan goofed once and called Prime Minister Modi the "president". In April, during a joint press conference with Iranian President Hassan.. IndiaTimes - Published
Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has denounced Indiaâs crackdown in Kashmir and warned of a âbloodbathâ in the disputed region. Mr Khan told the United Nations General Assembly that 900,000.. WorldNews - Published
More than 200,000 Indians have served in nearly 50 of the 71 UN peacekeeping missions established around the world since 1948. DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
Modi underlined that terrorism is a challenge for all nations across the world, and called on the international community to unite against the global menace for the sake of humanity. DNA - Published
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