Tag: general assembly
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UN General Assembly presses Security Council to consider Palestine’s full membership
The UN General Assembly, in a meeting convened on Friday in New York, has urged the Security Council to give “ favourable consideration” to Palestine’s request The emergency special session on the Gaza crisis overwhelmingly passed a resolution that upgrades Palestine’s right
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U.S. again to veto UN General Assembly membership for Palestine
The United States will again block attempts to grant Palestinians increased rights in the United Nations General Assembly. The United States said that in spite of the expectations of a large majority favour in a vote to be taken in New York on Friday.
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UN General Assembly elects 4 African countries to Human Rights Council
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 15 new countries to serve on the Human Rights Council, with Peru and Russia failing to secure a seat. Four of the 15 new members are from African countries, viz, Burundi, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Malawi.
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UNGA77: Buhari appeals for debt cancellation for Nigeria, other poor debtor nations
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has appeled to the global community to consider “outright debt cancellation” for countries facing severe fiscal challenges. The Nigerian leader made this appeal while speaking at the ongoing 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York. In his words: “Nigeria, therefore, implores our global partners to do more to complement our…
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Buhari set to address UN General Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari is set to address 76th Session of the high-level General Debate of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Nigerian leader would deliver his address around 9am (around 2pm Nigerian time) to other world leaders during the morning…
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Buhari to address UN General Assembly today
President Muhammadu Buhari will today deliver Nigeria’s National Statement on the first day of the general debate of the one-week 72nd Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (UNGA) high-level events. He has been listed as the eighth speaker of the 193 Head of States expected to address the General Debate of the General…
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Just in: Nigeria appointed Acting President UN General Assembly
A Nigerian was yesterday appointed as the Acting President to preside over the 81st Plenary Meeting of UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters. The Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria’s Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the UN, Prof. Tijjani Bande, presided over the 193-member body. NAN reports that Bande’s presidency at…