In March 2026 the United Nations General Assembly declared the “Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialized Chattel Enslavement of Africans” to be the “Gravest Crime against Humanity”. The resolution recognised, among other things, that “for 400 years the trafficking of … Continue reading →
On 22 September 2026, outgoing Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres, addressed the General Debate of the 81st Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. The text of his speech is available below the video. Mr. President, … Continue reading →
Below are videos of a few of the many world leaders who addressed the UN General Debate in September 2026. For more videos see YouTube Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine Donald Trump would not allow President Abbas … Continue reading →
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the 80th U.N. General Assembly on 26 September, numerous delegates left the hall and others whistled and jeered.
Continue reading →On 23 September 2025, Donald Trump addressed the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, as shown in the video below. Ignoring the allocated time of 15 minutes, Trump spoke for over 56 minutes. We print the full text … Continue reading →
On the third anniversary of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, the United States voted in the same way as Russia on two resolutions at the UN General Assembly meeting on 25 February. First the US joined its new ally Russia … Continue reading →
Below we show a video and publish the full text of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech delivered to the United Nations General Assembly on 27 September 2024, as provided by the Prime Minister’s Office and published by Times of … Continue reading →
On 10 May 2024, 143 out of 193 members of the UN General Assembly voted in favour of a resolution to upgrade Palestine’s rights at the United Nations as an observer State and urging the Security Council to favourably consider … Continue reading →
On 18 July the UK’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations delivered the following statement to the UN General Assembly: When we gathered for this debate on 24 February 2022, we stood on the edge of war, urging Russia … Continue reading →
On 20 September UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the opening meeting of the annual General Assembly debate that “Our world is in peril — and paralyzed” and urged Member States to develop common solutions grounded in goodwill, trust and human … Continue reading →