📅 16 December 1966
The General Assembly adopted the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The USSR took part in the universal rights...
📅 22 October 1973
The resolution called for a ceasefire and implementation of Resolution 242, leading toward negotiations. The USSR and United States supported it, but Palestinians were not represented as an equal...
📅 10 December 1982
The Soviet Union signed UNCLOS on the day it opened for signature. The convention set rules for maritime zones and the seabed, a major issue for coastal and island states whose claims had shaped...
📅 23 September 2026
Reuters described Qatar’s draft language and indirect proposal exchanges during UN General Assembly week, as US, Iranian, and Gulf officials were in New York. The gathering created access for mediated...
📅 25 September 2026
At the United Nations, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Iran had presented a concrete seven-day plan to reopen Hormuz and restore normal passage, and that action depended on the United States....
📅 10 December 1948
The General Assembly adopted a declaration stating that no one should be held in slavery or servitude. Women and delegates from the Global South, including Hansa Mehta of India, helped shape its...
📅 29 November 1947
The UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 181, recommending partition of British-ruled Palestine into Arab and Jewish states with an international regime for Jerusalem. Palestinian Arabs, who made up...
📅 10 December 1948
The UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, affirming rights and dignity for all people. Yet colonial powers continued governing millions without equal political rights,...
