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Montevideo, October 24th 2025 - 15:38 UTC

Tag: UN General Assembly

  • Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 09:17 UTC

    Trump underscores Europe's failures on immigration and energy

    “The immigration and their suicidal energy ideas will be the death of Western Europe,” Trump warned

    US President Donald Trump stressed during his speech at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday that other countries' policies on immigration and energy were “destroying a large part of the free world” and causing nations to “go to hell.”

  • Tuesday, September 23rd 2025 - 10:47 UTC

    Middle East: Lula favors two-state solution

    Lula wants the restoration of the 1967 borders

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spoke in favor of the coexistence of Palestine and Israel during his speech on Monday at the second session of the High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Resolution of the Palestinian Question and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution convened by France and Saudi Arabia.

  • Tuesday, September 23rd 2025 - 09:54 UTC

    Paraguayan President has busy agenda in NY ahead of UN conference

    Peña is scheduled to speak before the UN on Wednesday

    During his trip to the United States ahead of the 80th United Nations General Assembly, which starts Tuesday in New York, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña held a series of strategic meetings to boost his country's international standing

  • Tuesday, September 23rd 2025 - 09:29 UTC

    Orsi planning to highlight Uruguay's openness to multilateralism at UN

    “Uruguay has unbeatable conditions to take off and insert itself into the world,” Orsi said in New York

    During his speech scheduled for Tuesday at the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi is expected to address his country's long-standing commitment to multilateralism and the peaceful resolution of global conflicts, amid the “worrying escalation” of the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, among other topics.

  • Wednesday, April 30th 2025 - 10:22 UTC

    Peña tells UN global institutions need reforming

    “We need to ensure fairness, equity, and equality as the most fundamental principles of international trade,” Peña underlined

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña addressed the UN General Assembly, criticizing the world's ineffectiveness in maintaining peace amid conflicts and calling for reform to global institutions to better support developing nations.

  • Friday, May 10th 2024 - 21:22 UTC

    UN General Assembly okays Palestine's full membership but with no voting rights

    According to BA media, Argentina might expect Israel's reciprocity regarding the Falklands/Malvinas issue after siding with the minority on Friday

    Despite Argentina's thumbs down together with eight other countries, the United Nations (UN) decided on Friday by 143 votes in favor and 25 abstentions to upgrade Palestine's status within the organization to that of a full membership, it was reported in New York. In 2012, Palestine had been admitted as an Observer State with 138 votes in and also 9 against.

  • Saturday, October 28th 2023 - 10:36 UTC

    UNGA calls for humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

    Meanwhile, on the battlefront, Israel expanded its ground operations in Gaza and intensified the air strikes

    The United Nations General Assembly Friday issued a resolution calling for an “Immediate humanitarian truce” in Gaza. The document is non-binding and Israel has been reported to be upping its military deployments in the region, it was reported. The UN General Assembly resolutions do not go beyond a political gesture.

  • Friday, October 27th 2023 - 09:51 UTC

    UN General Assembly evaluating ceasefire in Middle East war

    “Why is there so much pain over the deaths of Israelis and so little pain for us Palestinians?” Riyad Mansour wondered

    A United Nations (UN) General Assembly meeting where a possible resolution calling for an “immediate ceasefire” in the Middle East was adjourned Thursday, Agencia Brasil reported. The body is to resume Friday the discussion of the conflict between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip region.

  • Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 09:47 UTC

    Fourth Committee on Decolonization approves program for UN General Assembly 77th session

    Fourth Committee Chair Mohamed Al Hassan (Oman) said that 200 requests have been received for hearings relating to decolonization

    The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization Committee) approved its work program for the seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly, covering topics ranging from the decolonization of the 17 remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories and United Nations peacekeeping operations, to the plight of Palestinian refugees and other Arab territories, among other agenda items.

  • Thursday, September 22nd 2022 - 10:44 UTC

    Cafiero discusses Argentina's accession to BRICS with Chinese colleague

    Cafiero also thanked China for its support regarding the Malvinas / Falklands Question

    Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Wednesday discussed his country's joining BRICS with his Chinese colleague Wang Yi on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York.

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