Now, More than Ever, World Needs Bold Leadership to Make Promise of Renewable Energy Reality, Secretary-General Tells International Assembly in Abu Dhabi - 16 JanuaryCiting ‘Shifting Sands’, General Assembly President Says Future Generations Will Hold Member States Accountable for Their Response to Current Challenges - 29 December
Having Made Hard Choices, Found Savings while Protecting United Nations Ability to Get Job Done, General Assembly Adopts $5.15 Billion Budget for 2012-2013 - 24 December
Effects of Global Crises on Poor Countries, Sustainable Development Conference Feature as General Assembly Considers Reports of Second Committee - 22 December
General Assembly Speakers Praise Kimberly Process for Significantly Reducing Scope of Conflict Diamond Trade, Say Initiative ‘Too Important to Fail’ - 20 December
General Assembly Adopts More Than 60 Resolutions Recommended by Third Committee, Including Text Condemning Grave, Systematic Human Rights Violations in Syria - 19 December
Speakers in General Assembly Call for Stronger United Nations Role at Heart of Global Economic Governance - 16 December
General Assembly Adopts Four Resolutions as Speakers Stress Importance of Streamlining Responses to Complex Humanitarian Emergencies - 15 December
Speakers Stress Need to Scale Up ‘Smarter’ Humanitarian Aid as General Assembly Holds Annual Debate on Disaster, Emergency Relief - 14 December
General Assembly, Security Council Fill Remaining Vacancy on International Court of Justice by Concurrently Electing Fifth Judge - 13 December
Security Council, General Assembly Concurrently Elect Fifth Judge to Fill Remaining Vacancy on International Court of Justice - 13 December
Failure to Support International Criminal Court is Failing Humanity, Stresses Deputy Secretary-General at Assembly of States Parties to Rome Statute - 12 December
General Assembly Endorses Initiative of Member States to Erect, at Headquarters, Permanent Memorial Acknowledging Victims of Slavery, Transatlantic Slave Trade - 12 December
General Assembly, on Recommendation of Fourth Committee, Adopts 26 Texts, including 9 on Arab Israeli Conflict, 11 on Decolonization - 9 December
General Assembly, on Recommendation of Its Legal Committee, Adopts 25 Texts, Advances Preparations for Rule of Law Summit in September 2012 - 9 December
Development Cooperation Is Smart Investment in Security, Prosperity; Together, Way Will Be Found to Maximize It, Acting General Assembly President Says - 8 December
‘Time to Get Back to Basics’, Fulfil Commitments of Governments to Development Financing, General Assembly Hears at Opening of Two-Day High-level Event - 7 December
General Assembly Adopts Resolution Aimed at Ensuring Sustainability of World’s Fisheries, as It Holds Annual Debate on UN Regime Protecting Seas, Oceans - 6 December
Volunteerism One of ‘Clearest Expressions of Solidarity in Action’, Effective, Sustainable Force for Development, General Assembly Told - 5 December
General Assembly Speakers Underscore Vital Importance of Building Momentum towards Achieving Global Development Goals, Beginning Discussion of Post-2015 Agenda - 2 December