UN General Debate opens amid calls for multilateral reform

The four-year stocktake reviewed progress on transforming food systems and mobilizing finance. For many developing states, food sovereignty and control over agricultural priorities remain bound to...

France and Saudi Arabia co-chaired the high-level conference to advance a two-state solution. Delegations debated ending the war, recognizing Palestinian statehood, implementing international law...

Conference leaders and representatives issued a declaration calling for a permanent ceasefire, Palestinian sovereignty and an end to occupation. Its co-sponsors included many NAM states; the...

The conference closed its general debate and prepared the New York Declaration for further UN action. Governments voiced support for Palestinian self-determination, but disagreements about...

The Assembly approved the declaration by 142 votes to 10, with 12 abstentions. The vote demonstrated broad international support for a political path to Palestinian statehood; it could not by itself...

Mediators announced an agreement to secure a ceasefire and hostage release. The UN welcomed the announcement and offered to scale up relief. The agreement opened a fragile pause, while occupation,...

Egypt and the United States co-chaired a summit on implementing the agreement to end the war in Gaza. NAM’s later Palestine declaration welcomed the summit but stressed that lasting peace required...

Foreign ministers and delegations reviewed the movement’s work under Uganda’s chairmanship and considered the international situation. President Yoweri Museveni called for solidarity and development...

NAM ministers reaffirmed the Bandung and Belgrade principles, condemned attacks on Gaza and Iran, and called for Palestinian self-determination and UN reform. The declaration shows how the movement...

The committee called for an end to occupation, Palestinian self-determination and support for reconstruction and UNRWA. It explicitly referenced ICJ orders, the New York Declaration and the Sharm...