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The president of the United Nations General Assembly is a position voted by representatives in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on a yearly basis. The president is the chair and presiding officer of the General Assembly.
The annual session of the United Nations General Assembly is accompanied by independent meetings between world leaders, better known as meetings taking place on the sidelines of the Assembly meeting. The diplomatic congregation has also since evolved into a week attracting wealthy and influential individuals from around the world to New York ...
Guterres is the first former head of government to become secretary-general, and the first secretary-general born after the establishment of the United Nations. He was the prime minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002. He has also been president of the Socialist International (1999–2005) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2005 ...
President Biden addressed the U.N. General Assembly as the U.S. sends troops to the Middle East in response to Israel's recent attacks on Lebanon.
GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. human rights chief on Tuesday called on anyone with influence in the Middle East to seek to avert an escalation in hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as ...
The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) - established in 1978 - patrols Lebanon's southern border with Israel. The mandate for the operation is renewed annually, and its current authorization ...
António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres GCC GCL (/ ɡ ʊ ˈ t ɛr ə s / ⓘ; European Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈtɔnju ɣuˈtɛʁɨʃ] ⓘ; born 30 April 1949) [2] is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who is serving as the ninth and current secretary-general of the United Nations since 2017.
The United Nations Security Council on Monday expressed strong concern after several U.N. peacekeeping positions in southern Lebanon came under fire amid clashes between the Israeli military and ...