General Assembly: Meetings Coverage

The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People met this afternoon to hear a report from the Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations.

The General Assembly today adopted an oral decision reaffirming its central role concerning the question of equitable representation and increased Security Council membership, as delegates underscored that the organ’s composition no longer reflects today’s political landscape.

The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, currently chaired by Menissa Rambally (Saint Lucia), will undertake a visiting mission to the British Virgin Islands from 26 to 27 August.

With the seventy-eighth session drawing to a close, the General Assembly today adopted numerous texts on a variety of topics, including one that honours the history, culture and struggles of women and girls of African descent around the world.

The General Assembly met today to take up drafts on "Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit", "Global health and foreign policy" and "Report of the United Nations Youth Office", including a debate on the report.

The General Assembly today adopted three texts — including a resolution in support of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States — and conducted a debate on building peace, with speakers applauding the work of the Peacebuilding Commission and calling for resources to increase its engagement.

The General Assembly today adopted a resolution that demands that the Russian Federation immediately return the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to the full control of the sovereign and competent authorities of Ukraine to ensure its safety and security, also adopting a decision and a related amendment concerning civil society participation in the high-level Summit of the Future.

The General Assembly today adopted three draft texts concerning efforts to combat sand and dust storms, the venue for the third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries and speaking arrangements for the upcoming Summit of the Future.

The General Assembly today established three international observances and highlighted the importance of enhancing international cooperation to build the capacity of artificial intelligence (AI), adopting four resolutions, all without a vote.

Meeting jointly under the theme “The development and peace dimensions of forced displacement: Countries’ best practices in creating durable solutions”, the Economic and Social Council and the Peacebuilding Commission today heard that addressing the needs of refugees and internally displaced persons requires a holistic approach that goes beyond the mere provision of humanitarian aid.