UN General Assembly

Fahd Al-Jalajel, Saudi Arabia’s minister of health, met with the executive director of the United Nations Environment Program, Inger Andersen, in Riyadh on Friday. The two discussed climate change, health and the United Nations General…
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Saudi Arabia on Friday welcomed the adoption by the UN General Assembly of a resolution recognizing that the State of Palestine, currently an observer state, qualifies for full membership of the organization. The 193-member assembly…
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The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted the first global resolution on artificial intelligence to encourage protecting personal data, monitoring AI for risks, and safeguarding human rights, US officials said.…
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More than 121 countries voted at the UN General Assembly in New York on Friday to adopt an Arab resolution calling for the war on Gaza to end and for humanitarian aid to be allowed to flow into the battered territory. Only 14 countries…
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The UN General Assembly will meet Thursday to discuss the conflict triggered by the attack by Hamas militants on Israel, the body’s president announced in a letter to member states. The Security Council has so far failed to agree on a…
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Saudi Arabia is to host the 26th session of the UN’s World Tourism Organization’s General Assembly in 2025, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday. The announcement was made during the 25th session of the UNWTO’s General Assembly in…
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The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected Kuwait as one of 15 new members of the Human Rights Council. The council, the membership of which consists of 47 countries elected by secret ballot, is responsible for upholding and advancing…
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Saudi Arabia on Monday signed a joint agreement with UNICEF to protect children’s rights around the world. KSrelief general supervisor, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabeeah, and executive director of UNICEF, Catherine Russell, signed the…
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US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced an additional $73 million in funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, Jordan Press Agency reported on Sunday. The ambassador said that the funding would help…
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The foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan and Iraq on Saturday discussed ways to activate cooperation between the three countries in several economic and political fields. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt Sameh Shoukry hosted Jordan’s…
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