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The first big push for expanded membership came in 1955 when 16 new states were accepted into the organization, with a second wave of new entrants taking place in 1960–1961 when 22 new countries became members, reflecting a quickening in the pace of decolonization.
- Augusto Lopez-Claros, Arthur L. Dahl, Maja Groff
- 2020
Nicaraguan diplomat and politician Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann was elected by acclimation to the position of President of the General Assembly on 4 June 2008. At the time of his election, d'Escoto Brockmann was serving as Senior Adviser on Foreign Affairs to President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua. [ 1]
Dec 21, 2009 · Among other actions today, the Assembly decided to adopt the Second Committee’s programme of work for its sixty-fifth session and an oral decision on the geographical rotation of its Rapporteur...
Aug 19, 2019 · In 2008 the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution in order to contribute to increasing public awareness about humanitarian assistance activities worldwide and the importance of international cooperation and to honour all humanitarian and UN and associated personnel who have worked in the promotion of humanitarian cause.
Recognizes the important work carried out by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and its collaboration with news agencies and broadcasting organizations in...
The Preamble refers to “the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples as an important. ”. objective of the international community. The General Assembly’s record in this area is, in our estimation, considerably more mixed than its achievements in the area of human rights.
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Jan 27, 2024 · How do leaders address the world in service of international cooperation, and do their messages enhance or detract from the global agenda? Leaders increasingly appear at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), a deliberative forum meant for diplomacy, not politics.
