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UN General Assembly Credentials Committee

Myanmar’s Credentials at the UN

Opinion by Rebecca Barber et al.
• September 12, 2021

The United Nations General Assembly is due to consider an issue in the coming weeks that will profoundly affect the lives of 55 million people in Myanmar. Its Credentials Committee will debate whether to accept the credentials of the…

Categories: Myanmar, OPINIONS

THIS WEEK @UN

#UNGA76 Is Here; Women on Edge in Afghanistan; Biden’s Hit-and-Miss With Allies

Anna Bianca Roach
• September 10, 2021

Calling all world leaders to the General Assembly; the Taliban shun women; Biden’s confounding foreign policy. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues facing the organization. The information is gathered from UN press briefings, PassBlue reporting…

Categories: General Assembly, Secretary-General, Security Council, This Week @UN, UN Agencies, US-UN Relations

OPINIONS

The UN General Assembly Must Reject Myanmar Junta’s Attempts to Grab Envoy Seat

Opinion by Chris Gunness
• July 26, 2021

The battle is on to grab the Myanmar seat at the United Nations in New York City, a hugely significant prize as the junta wages a campaign for diplomatic recognition. Nonrecognition of the regime is crucial right now, because…