The Latest Breaking News from the United Nations General Assembly

The Voice referendum was a disappointing result for many, but there is hope that much of its vision could be achieved via a different path. The Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs has presented a report to federal parliament calling for the implementation of the United…

The world’s first conference on the abolition of torture drew more than 300 delegates representing over 70 countries and international organizations. It opened with the news that the United Nations General Assembly had passed a resolution condemning torture, along with a personal message from the U.N. secretary general.

Resolution drafted by Arab states passes by margin of 120 to 14, with 45 abstentions at the UN General Assembly.

The planet is on fire, but almost all the firefighters have deserted. At the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, which began on September 19 in New York, the leaders of four of the five permanent members of the Security Council – the UN’s most powerful executive body –…

The U.S. is “readjusting” to the world, EAM S. Jaishankar said at the Council for Foreign Relations, following his address to the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is presenting himself as the man to save the Ukrainian grain export deal. The United Nations General Assembly saw Erdogan stepping up his efforts to rescue the deal after Moscow pulled out.

India has hit out at Pakistan after the country's caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar predictably raised the Kashmir bogey in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly. Read further on Dynamite News:

At UNGA78, EAM S. Jaishankar met with counterparts from Brazil, South Africa as part of IBSA. Discussed solidarity among Global South, UNSC reform, terrorism, climate finance, WB/IMF reform. He also held bilateral talks with Australia, Bahrain, Japan, UK on connectivity, economic linkages, regional dynamics.

Palestinian Authority leader accuses Israel of intimidation, theft, and rewriting history in fiery U.N. address.