United Nations General Assembly

Permanent Observer for Palestine withdraws candidacy for UN Presidency

Palestine is currently considered a non-member state of the UN and a Permanent Observer with “a standing invitation to participate as Observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly.”

RIYAD H. MANSOUR, Palestinian Permanent Observer to the United Nations, shakes hands with Eloy Alfaro de Alba, Permanent Representative of Panama to the UN, before a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, February 18, 2026.
Israel and Ecuador flags. Ilustration.

Israel praises Ecuador's 'moral leadership' in withdrawing from UN committee on Palestinian rights

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon.

Netanyahu calls to 'bring peace, prosperity to Israel, region,' at meeting with UN ambassadors

UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General Antonio Guterres smiles while speaking with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer inside 10 Downing Street in central London, Britain, January 16, 2026.

'We don't always agree with what she says': UN Chief Guterres distances himself from Albanese


Milei to UN: Free Gaza hostages now, remember AMIA and embassy bombings

“In Argentina we already suffered this horror with the attacks on the Israeli Embassy and the AMIA in 1992 and 1994," Milei told the UN General Assembly.

Argentina's President Javier Milei addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the U.N. headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2025.

Israeli officials suggest sanctions on PA's Abbas after Palestinian state recognition - report

Israeli security officials urge restricting PA leaders' movement and income sources but warn against harming civilians, Army Radio reported.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, September 8, 2025; illustrative.

IDF identifies missile launch from Yemen, Trump says he had good talks on Gaza

IDF announces name of fallen soldier • Milei calls for return of Gaza hostages at UNGA • Spain, Italy send ships to aid Gaza flotilla • Independent South Yemen could join Abraham Accords.

A fire ball rises from the site of a previous Israeli air strike in Sanaa, Yemen August 24, 2025.

Macron, Pezeshkian discuss French prisoners, Iranian nuclear program at UNGA

"An agreement remains possible. Only a few hours are left. It is up to Iran to respond to the legitimate conditions we have set," Macron concluded.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with France's President Emmanuel Macron in New York City, US, September 24, 2024.

'Israel's policy runs counter to the world, we are committed to dialogue,' Syria's Sharaa at UNGA

Sharaa, who became the first Syrian leader to go on the podium of the UNGA since 1967, reiterated his pleas for the lifting of sanctions on Syria.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2025.

Palestine recognition is 'disgraceful capitulation,' Netanyahu says ahead of NY flight

He will also meet with US President Donald Trump on Monday and will return to Israel on Tuesday morning. 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara at Ben-Gurion Airport, September 25, 2025.

Over three-quarters of Israelis believe in Trump plan to end Israel-Hamas War

Approximately 78% of Israelis would support a Trump-led political initiative, provided that it would end the war, return all hostages, and disarm Hamas.

Families of hostages held in Gaza and their supporters protest outside the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem, calling for their release, September 21, 2025.

Houthis take credit for drone strike on Eilat, IDF reveals Hamas exploitation of Shifa Hospital

Syria, Israel near 'de-escalation' pact • World leaders discuss two-state solution, Gaza war at UN • Iran rebuilding missile capabilities

Photo taken after a Houthi drone crashed in Eilat on September 24, 2025.

Indonesia ready to send 20,000 troops to Gaza to defend peace, president says at UNGA

Indonesia is the world's largest Muslim country and has no diplomatic relations with Israel.

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, US, September 23, 2025.

Italy to recognize Palestine only if Hamas is excluded and all hostages freed

Meloni's statements came as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the Israel-Hamas War a "genocide."

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reacts while listening to U.S. President Donald Trump's (not pictured) speech at the 80th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2025.