In an interview with UN News, Philémon Yang, President of the General Assembly expressed particular concern for the challenges faced by African countries, and the need to bridge the development divide ...

HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani met with Helga ...

The Trump administration welcomed on Wednesday Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' decision to revoke the system of payments ...

Scores of U.N. members including Japan and France are preparing to submit to the General Assembly a resolution that would ...

Canadian leaders must situate Donald Trump’s dangerous rhetoric in the language of international law and state-to-state ...

The landmark year in the life of the UN has prompted introspection and a fresh impetus for change. How can the organization remains relevant in a world that is almost unrecognizable from the ...

Democrats in the General Assembly are taking several tracks in an effort to secure the right to contraception. And, as Michael Pope reports, they're also hoping to take the issue on the campaign trail ...

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organization. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of ...

The United Nations general assembly president, Philemon Yang, has praised the Karnataka government's five guarantee schemes, ...

UN reform is one of the top priorities for Philémon Yang, elected President of the General Assembly during the UN's eightieth year. In an interview with UN News, Mr. Yang, the former Prime Minister of ...

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) are crucial to economic growth – yet gender inequality in these fields remains widespread.

UN General Assembly President Philemon Yang on Friday congratulated Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for spearheading pro-women programmes to promote socio-economic and political equity in the ...