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History was made at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday!
Building on a process which began in the 1990s, countries passed a resolution adopting the Arms Trade Treaty which will create a uniform framework covering the international trade in conventional arms resulting in a level playing field for the global arms trade, bringing to it more accountability, openness and transparency, and making it harder for human rights abusers, criminals and arms traffickers to obtain weapons.
Vote count: 154 in favour, 3 against, and 23 abstentions.
Photo credit: Permanent Mission of Norway on Twitter (@NorwayUN)
Addressing the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for innovative action to tackle the numerous challenges facing the world and to meet shared goals such as sustainable development, climate change, disarmament and conflict resolution.
History was made at the United Nations on Thursday when the General Assembly voted to grant Palestine non-member observer State status at the United Nations, while expressing the urgent need for the resumption of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians leading to a permanent two-State solution.
Photo: Mahmoud Abbas (front centre), President of the Palestinian Authority, with his delegation in the General Assembly Hall following the Assembly’s decision. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas
What happened at the UN General Assembly on Monday? Special events focused on the rule of law, sustainable energy for all and the future we want.
Starts Tuesday, 18 September, in New York City: 67th session of the General Assembly.
In September world leaders will make history at the UN. We’ll be watching. Will you?
UPDATED: The Palestinian Authority applied for full membership at the UN on Friday. Find out more about the Palestinian bid for statehood.
UN News Centre article: Ban receives Palestinian application for UN membership (related video) (official letter)
Mahmoud Abbas remarks to the UN General Assembly on 23 September 2011
Statement from Middle East Quartet on Palestine application for UN membership
Q&A: How a country becomes a UN Member State
UN Library resources on Palestine statehood and the UN (documents, reports and more)
Press release: UN rights expert calls on the world to recognize the reality of Palestinian statehood
Details on UN Permanent Observers
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in the General Assembly
What’s it like to be a part of General Assembly high-level events? Delegates, staff and interns explain in video interviews on this new “backstage buzz” page.
We’re heading into one of the busiest times of the year at the UN. Here’s glimpse of what’s ahead at the UN General Assembly.
