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General Assembly: Meetings Coverage

22 September 2014

GA/11556

Speakers Call for Greater Global Efforts in Implementing Goals of 1994 Conference on Population and Development, as General Assembly Reviews Progress

Despite remarkable strides in women’s rights and empowerment worldwide in the last two decades, greater global efforts were needed to ensure full gender equality, human dignity, sustainable growth and the future of the planet, senior United Nations officials told the General Assembly today.

22 September 2014

GA/11554

Leaders at First World Summit on Indigenous Peoples Spearhead Agreement to Bridge Gap between ‘Promises and Results’

Committing to further advance the rights of indigenous peoples, global leaders today called for actions that would bridge the gap between promises and results at the first-ever international conference on that disadvantaged group.

19 September 2014

GA/EF/3393

Second Committee Opens Sixty-ninth Session Approving Organization of Work

The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) of the United Nations General Assembly approved its organization of work for the sixty-ninth session this afternoon, also welcoming new bureau members and hearing proposals on working methods.

19 September 2014

GA/11552

Gravely Concerned over Ebola Outbreak in West Africa, General Assembly Adopts Resolution Signalling Approval for Mission to Handle Response

Expressing grave concern over the recent deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the General Assembly this afternoon signalled its approval for United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s intention to set up an international emergency response mission and called upon all Member States to fully support it.

19 September 2014

GA/11551

General Assembly Adopts Work Programme for Sixty-ninth Session

Acting on the recommendations of its General Committee, the General Assembly this morning adopted the work programme and agenda for its sixty-ninth session, which contained 172 items, and endorsed the recommendation that its general debate would be held from 24 to 27 September and from 29 September to 1 October.

16 September 2014

GA/11549

General Assembly President, Opening Sixty-Ninth Session, Says ‘Dedication and Single-Mindedness of Purpose and Compromise’ Can Achieve Great Things

Despite an unprecedented array of such weighty challenges as poverty, armed conflicts and climate change, the international community could achieve great things with dedication and single-mindedness of purpose and compromise, said the new President of the General Assembly this afternoon as he opened its sixty-ninth session.

15 September 2014

GA/11546

General Assembly Concludes Sixty-eighth Session as President Hails ‘Memorable Outcomes’ Achieved in Challenging Circumstances

The General Assembly’s sixty-eighth session came to a close today, with the outgoing President noting that there had been some great successes in the past session, despite the challenging circumstances.

10 September 2014

GA/11544

As Sixty-eighth Session Nears Conclusion, General Assembly Adopts Resolution Incorporating Sustainable Development Goals into Post-2015 Agenda

The General Assembly adopted three resolutions today, including one that would pave the way for the incorporation of sustainable development goals into the post-2015 development agenda.

9 September 2014

GA/11542

Resolution on Sovereign Debt Restructuring Adopted by General Assembly Establishes Multilateral Framework for Countries to Emerge from Financial Commitments

The General Assembly adopted four resolutions today, including one on sovereign debt restructuring that would establish an intergovernmental negotiation process aimed at increasing the efficiency, stability and predictability of the international financial system.

8 September 2014

GA/11540

In General Assembly Decision, Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council Reforms Will Continue during Sixty-Ninth Session

In a decision that mirrored similar proceedings from last year, the General Assembly decided today that intergovernmental negotiations on the issue of Security Council reform would carry forward to the next Assembly session.