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slavery

UN General Assembly : the transatlantic slave trade recognized as the gravest crime against humanity

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UN reform

UN80 Initiative: new report charts proposals for change across UN structures and programmes

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Meloni's speech at the United Nation General Assembly

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United Nations: General Assembly High Level Week, 22-30 September 2025

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nuclear security

International Day of the total elimination of the nuclear weapons - 26 September

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European Union

EU priorities for the 80th UN General Assembly

The General Assembly adopted a resolution during the resumed 10th Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly on "Illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory". The resolution was titled "Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations". It was adopted by vote: 149 votes in favour; 12 against; 19 abstentions. A wide view of the meeting
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict

United Nations General Assembly: 149 states vote in favor of the Gaza truce resolution

"School children in Bogotá, Colombia hold SDG signs"
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First informal interactive dialogue on the implementation of the Pact for the Future

delegates arriving to attend the General Assembly
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artificial intelligence (AI)

United Nations: Resolution 79/L.77 adopted by the General Assembly on lethal autonomous weapons systems

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UN Summit of the future: world leaders adopt the "Pact for the Future"

UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefs the General Assembly on the work of the Organization and his priorities for 2024
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“Peace is the UN's raison d’être”: Guterres’ call for action and his priorities for 2024

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UN General Assembly: High-level Week 2023 kicks off

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human rights

United Nations: 12 new elected countries to serve new terms on Human Rights Council

UN General Assembly mandates meeting in wake of any Security Council veto
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UN General Assembly mandates meeting in wake of any Security Council veto

New Research: Online attacks on women journalists lead to ‘real world’ violence
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62 journalists lost their lives in 2020, according to UNESCO