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17
September
2026

Assembly authorizes Mahmoud Abbas to address it by video

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📅 17 September 2026 📍 United States

After the United States denied visas to Palestinian officials, the General Assembly adopted resolution 81/1 allowing the Palestinian president to address the session remotely. The episode exposed a conflict between host-country visa power and Palestine’s ability to participate in the UN.

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People in this event

Mahmoud Abbas

Khalilur Rahman

Organizations in this Event

United Nations General Assembly

State of Palestine

United States