UN adds French Polynesia to UN decolonization list

The United States co-sponsored the resolution, saying it would promote a political solution. But key Syrian ally Russia urged a "no" vote, saying it was "counterproductive and irresponsible" to promote a one-sided resolution.

Vuk Jeremic, the president of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), on Thursday said that sustainable development is necessary for the international community to end extreme poverty without damaging the environment. Jeremic made the statement as he opened ...

India abstained from voting on the Arab-backed, US supported resolution on Syria in the UN General Assembly, which called for a political transition.

The General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday passed a non-binding resolution condemning the government of Syria and calling for political transition. The vote passed with 107 of 193 nations in favour, 12 against and 59 abstentions, including India, ...

UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The following were quotable quotes from a meeting of the UN General Assembly on the situation of Syria held here Wednesday: "A threat of full-scale lawlessness looms large, portending to engulf the country in total ...

UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (Xinhua) -- President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Vuk Jeremic on Wednesday called on the international community to help kick off a political process led by the Syrians themselves to end the two-year conflict in Syria.

UNITED NATIONS - The death toll in Syria from the country's two-year civil war is at least 80,000, an increase of about 20,000 since the start of the year, the president of the UN General Assembly, Vuk Jeremic, said on Wednesday. UN.human rights ...

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UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (KUNA) -- Muslim nations at the UN will look into measures to highlight the plight of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, making a solemn effort to bring the subject to the General Assembly, Permanent Representative of Egypt to ...