United Nations General Assembly Stories

Rwanda calls for Africa’s permanent seat at UN Security Council
New Times  |  Sep 27, 2025

Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe reiterated Rwanda’s support for multilateralism and its interest in hosting UN agencies as part of a commitment to a cos...

AG denies knowledge of police officer’s death in Haiti despite Ruto’s statement at UN
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 24, 2025

Lawyers representing the family argued that the President's public acknowledgement that Bernard Kabiru was among three Kenyan officers who died in Hai...

African Union welcomes resolution deepening UN–AU cooperation on peace, development
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 13, 2025

The resolution also commits $50 million(about Sh6.46 billion) annually in UN-assessed contributions for the Peacebuilding Fund starting January 2025,...

US bars Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, 80 officials from attending UN meeting in New York
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 30, 2025

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Palestinian leaders of undermining peace and pushing for “the unilateral recognition of a conjectural Palest...

UNESCO urges dialogue as world marks day for remembrance of slave trade, abolition
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 23, 2025

According to the UN, the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans, which operated between the fifteenth and late nineteenth centuries, involved the ho...

UK to recognise Palestine state unless Israel stops Gaza war
DW News  |  Jul 30, 2025

International pressure on Israel to end its military campaign and allow the unrestricted entry of humanitarian aid into the besieged territory has bee...

Ruto to visit Kenyan forces in Haiti as he heads to New York
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 21, 2024

Ruto is anticipated to call on world leaders to contribute troops, financial resources, and equipment to bolster the Kenyan force.

UN designates July 11 as international day to commemorate Srebrenica Genocide
Hanifa Adan  |  May 24, 2024

Denis Becirovic, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, welcomed the resolution as an important step for promoting peace and reconcilia...

Palestine wins bid to join UN with Kenya among countries voting Yes
Amina Wako  |  May 10, 2024

The resolution, adopted by the assembly with 143 votes in favour and nine against (including the US and Israel), with 25 abstentions, does not grant f...

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