Articles tagged with "UN General Assembly"

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John Mahama Ghana's President (File Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

UN resolution seeks to call African slave trade 'gravest crime'

The resolution "allows us as a global community to collectively bear witness to the plight of more than 12.5 million men, women and children, whose homes, communities, names, families, hopes, dreams, futures and lives were stolen from them over the course of 400 years."

March 27, 2026

UN General Assembly adopts Pakistan-sponsored resolution on right to self-determination

Pakistan mission says ‘consensual adoption of the resolution manifests broad international support for the inalienable right of the peoples facing colonialism, alien domination and foreign occupation.’

December 19, 2025

Russia addresses world leaders at UN three years into Ukraine invasion

At the UN, Russia’s Sergey Lavrov speaks amid war tensions. Trump shifted tone, saying Ukraine can reclaim lost land, after meeting Zelenskyy. NATO accused Russia of provocative airspace violations, while Zelenskyy urged global action against Moscow.

September 27, 2025

Iran's foreign minister meets European nations ahead of deadline

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi engaged European leaders to prevent sanctions “snapback,” stressing Iran’s peaceful nuclear program. Tehran seeks fair negotiations and insists cooperation depends on respecting its sovereignty.

September 23, 2025