The Latest Breaking News from the UN General Assembly

Pressure is intensifying on Israel, as US President Joe Biden warns it risked losing support for its war on Hamas by "indiscriminate" bombing in Gaza and the UN General Assembly has demanded a ceasefire.

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said on Wednesday that Israel’s war on Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip would continue "with or without international support". His announcement came after US President Joe Biden criticised Israel’s bombing campaign in response to the October 7 attacks as "indiscriminate" and said…

The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a resolution on Tuesday demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza – a call the paralysed Security Council has so far failed to make, piling pressure on Israel and the US. Follow our live blog for the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war. All…

The Palestinians are hoping that a vote in the U.N. General Assembly on a nonbinding resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire will demonstrate widespread global support for ending the Israel-Hamas war

The resolution empowers member states to make collective recommendations, but it is legally nonbinding.

Israel says it is prepared to fight for months or longer to defeat Gaza’s Hamas rulers, as its ground offense intensifies with more airstrikes and artillery fire

Seventy-five years ago on Sunday, the U.N. General Assembly approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a meeting in Paris

Watch as the Olympic Truce Resolution for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 is formally submitted to the UN Member States in the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly.

India voted in favour of UNGA resolution condemning Israeli settlement activities in Occupied Palestinian Territory. 145 nations voted in favour, 7 against & 18 abstained. India urged world to unite & adopt zero-tolerance approach to terrorism.