Johannesburg G20 declaration foregrounds debt, inequality and climate

The UN summit adopted a declaration renewing commitments to social development, inclusion and poverty reduction. Its agenda echoed demands common to NAM and G77 states for development rights and...

The summit concluded with calls to turn social commitments into measurable action. Its focus on decent work, poverty and inclusion underscored that formal sovereignty alone does not secure economic...

Brazil hosted the climate conference in the Amazon, placing forests, climate finance and Indigenous communities in global negotiations. Developing countries continued to press for adaptation support...

The conference closed after negotiations on adaptation, climate finance and implementation. Developing countries pressed for stronger support and recognition of unequal historical responsibility;...

The Johannesburg summit was the first G20 leaders’ meeting held on the African continent. Under South Africa’s presidency, leaders addressed debt, inequality, climate and development. The...

The Assembly adopted its annual resolution by 151 votes to 11, with 11 abstentions. It called for renewed negotiations and implementation of relevant international decisions. The vote records broad...

The Assembly approved 40 texts concerning non-self-governing territories, Palestinian refugees and other special political questions. The votes carried forward the UN’s formal decolonization agenda...

By 139 votes to 12, with 19 abstentions, the Assembly welcomed the ICJ advisory opinion on Israel’s obligations regarding the UN and other organizations in occupied Palestinian territory. It linked...

The Assembly adopted resolution 80/195 affirming Palestinians’ right to self-determination, including an independent state. The annual vote echoed a central anti-colonial principle while the...

Resolution 80/158 addressed Palestinian and Syrian sovereignty over natural resources in occupied territories and called for an end to practices that deprive people of land and resources. Resource...