"VETO"

Head of International Mechanism on Syria presents sixth report, as delegates in General Assembly air concerns over basis for its creation.

Delegates call for veto power limits, more permanent seats for Africa, as General Assembly concludes debate on Security Council reform.

Briefing by Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the 75th Session of the General Assembly.

Security Council must reflect twenty-first century realities, delegates tell General Assembly, with many calling for urgent expansion of permanent seats.

Security Council must reflect twenty-first century realities, delegates tell General Assembly, with many calling for urgent expansion of permanent seats.

For exceptional circumstances, General Assembly adopts special decision-making procedure on remote electronic voting.

Economic agreement, resumed talks between Belgrade, Pristina, mark important steps towards reconciliation in Kosovo, mission dead tells Security Council.

Hailing Israel’s recent peace agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “for far too long the Palestinians wielded a veto on peace between Israel and the broader Arab world” and "all progress was halted and held hostage by completely unrealistic Palestinian demands.” UNIFEED

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the COVID-19 pandemic is a “clear test of international cooperation – a test we have essentially failed” as a result of a “lack of global preparedness, cooperation, unity and solidarity.” UNIFEED

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, the United Nations “should play an important role in restoring sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, along with respect of the international law.” UNIFEED