Also known as: 80th United Nations General Assembly · UNGA81
United Nations General Assembly — multilateral body addressing global issues including climate, peacekeeping, and humanitarian affairs, currently grappling with liquidity crisis.
… The warning emerged ahead of the 81st United Nations General Assembly as rights experts and civil society groups examined growing anti-rights mobilisation and its potential impact on gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and human rights accountability. …
… The United Green Movement Presidential aspirant has revealed that he will also be seeking to engage with international leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
… When Degan Ali, the Executive Director of Adeso, addressed an official side event of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September 2023, her warning to the world's largest philanthropies was unflinching. …
… Netanyahu said he intends to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September."I intend to come and speak the truth, speak for Israel and for the Israeli-American alliance from the podium of the United Nations," he said. …
… el's Netanyahu to meet Trump at White House on Tuesday By AFP July 25, 2026 04:01 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly …
… Nashon Kondiwa made the commitment on Monday during the 2026 High-Level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on Improving Global Road Safety at the UN Headquarters in New York. …
… WYSD, established by the United Nations General Assembly on July 15, 2014, and first observed in 2015, highlights the critical importance of equipping young people with essential skills, including technical, vocational, entrepreneurial, and digital competencies, to enhance employ …
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 10 — The President of the United Nations General Assembly Annalena Baerbock has warned that the United Nations’ deepening liquidity crisis is threatening peacekeeping operations, humanitarian assistance, and development programmes worldwide. …
… Speaking on Wednesday after hosting the President of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Annalena Baerbock, at the Harambee Annex in Nairobi, Kindiki said Kenya is positioning itself to host more UN agencies as part of the global body’s expansion in the count …
African women's rights advocates have warned that appeals to "family values," culture, religion and national sovereignty are being used to undermine protections for women and girls, ahead of the 81st United Nations General Assembly. Rights experts and civil society groups examined growing anti-rights mobilisation and its potential impact on gender equality and human rights accountability.
African women's rights advocates have warned that appeals to "family values," culture, religion and national sovereignty are being used to undermine protections for women and girls, ahead of the 81st United Nations General Assembly. Rights experts and civil society groups examined growing anti-rights mobilisation and its potential impact on gender equality and human rights accountability.
Former Chief Justice David Maraga plans to visit the United States from September 17 for three weeks to engage with members of the diaspora community, following the conclusion of his nationwide Ukatiba Caravan tour across 43 counties. Maraga will meet diaspora communities in Delaware, Texas, and New York, citing the United States as the largest source of diaspora remittances to Kenya.
As Western donors cut budgets and USAID scales back, Kenyan civil society is drawing on Adeso's decade-long advocacy for direct funding to local organisations rather than through international intermediaries, with this approach now central to how remaining donor money reaches Global South civil society groups.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, subject of an ICC arrest warrant, has criticized former prosecutor Karim Khan as a "con job" following Khan's dismissal over allegations of sexual misconduct. Khan had pushed in 2024 for Netanyahu and other Israeli officials to be charged with alleged war crimes related to the Gaza war.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces an ICC arrest warrant, attacked former prosecutor Karim Khan as a "con job" after Khan's removal for sexual misconduct allegations. Khan had pushed in 2024 for Netanyahu and other Israeli officials to be charged with war crimes over the Gaza war; 82 of 125 ICC member nations voted to remove him on Friday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday and attend the funeral service for Senator Lindsey Graham, according to Netanyahu's office. The visit comes amid occasional public disagreements between the two leaders over handling of the war with Iran.
Kenya's National Transport and Safety Authority has backed a United Nations roadmap to reduce global road deaths and committed to tougher domestic traffic enforcement, as the country continues to record between 4,000 and 5,000 road deaths and more than 20,000 injuries annually, with pedestrians and motorcyclists accounting for the majority of fatalities.
World Youth Skills Day, observed annually on July 15 since 2015, highlights the importance of equipping young people with technical, vocational, entrepreneurial, and digital skills to enhance employability and drive sustainable economic growth. The day reminds governments, industries, and educational institutions to prioritise skills development to address the growing mismatch between youth skills and labour market demands.
The President of the United Nations General Assembly Annalena Baerbock has warned that the UN's deepening liquidity crisis is threatening peacekeeping operations, humanitarian assistance, and development programmes worldwide, citing unpaid assessed contributions from member states and declining voluntary funding from key donors.
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki said Kenya has committed Sh140 billion toward the expansion of the United Nations Office in Nairobi, complementing Sh44 billion invested by the UN, and that the government has allocated USD 1.1 billion for infrastructure upgrades around the Gigiri diplomatic enclave.
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution declaring that protecting the environment from greenhouse gas emissions is a strict legal obligation under international law, endorsing a World Court ruling that governments are legally responsible for climate-change-related damage. The decision shifts the approach from voluntary targets in agreements like the Paris Agreement to binding legal responsibility aligned with international law.
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution welcoming an International Court of Justice advisory opinion on States' legal obligations regarding climate change, with 141 countries including Kenya voting in favour, while the US, Russia, Belarus, Iran, Israel, Liberia, Saudi Arabia and Yemen voted against.
Kenya has reaffirmed its adherence to the One China Policy after the 79th World Health Assembly rejected Taiwan's proposal to participate as an observer for the tenth consecutive year. Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs Korir Sing'oei said Kenya "associates itself unequivocally with the One China Policy," while China's Foreign Ministry said the repeated rejection reflected broad international support for the One China principle.
Somalia's government declared the country in a "transition period" after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's term ended Friday without an agreement with the opposition on holding elections. Talks between government and opposition, facilitated by British and U.S. diplomats, failed to reach a compromise.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has renewed his push for fair representation of African countries in the multilateral system, arguing that Africa has demonstrated potential in clean energy, digital innovation, peacebuilding, and economic transformation, but is held back by global obstacles including unjust borrowing costs and debt burdens.
Kenya has officially ended its deployment to Haiti under the Multinational Security Support Mission, with 730 police officers withdrawn. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen praised the 18-month operation for reducing gang violence, restoring public services, and enabling a peaceful transfer of power in February 2026.