News of general assembly

With Argentina’s backing, UN votes to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council

08-04-2022 00:11 UN General Assembly votes to suspend Russia from the global body's Human Rights Council as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine; Of 193 members, 93 backed vote, 58 abstained and 24 voted against.

RUSSIA ATTACKS UKRAINE: DIPLOMATIC FALLOUT

Government joins UN condemnation of ‘Russian aggression’ in Ukraine

04-03-2022 12:44 President Alberto Fernández's government takes a stronger line against Russian invasion of Ukraine; Latin American dividing lines clear as Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua back Putin.

ANALYSIS

Overwhelming UN vote makes China’s Ukraine balancing act harder

03-03-2022 13:20 An overwhelming vote by the United Nations on a resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may increase the pressure on China to take a clearer position on the issue.

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Brazil's health minister tests positive for Covid-19 at UN gathering

22-09-2021 10:06 Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga tested positive for Covid-19 Tuesday after attending the UN General Assembly in New York.

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Bolsonaro tells UN he rejects vaccine passports

21-09-2021 13:17 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that his government was against health passports but backed drives to vaccinate against Covid-19.

UNITED NATIONS

China and Russia win seats on UN rights council, Saudis lose

14-10-2020 08:53 China, Russia and Cuba win seats on the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, despite opposition from activist groups over their abysmal human rights records. Saudi Arabia misses out.

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Bolivia's leader criticises Argentina at UN for harbouring Evo Morales

23-09-2020 18:18 Bolivia's interim leader criticises Argentina for its "harbouring" of the country's former president Evo Morales, who she accuses of conspiring to foment unrest in her country.

UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Fernández reiterates Malvinas sovereignty claim in first UN appearance

22-09-2020 22:40 President expresses support for multilateralism and challenges world leaders to use the health crisis as a moment of inflection to find solutions for other scourges as well.

News of general assembly

With Argentina’s backing, UN votes to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council

Government joins UN condemnation of ‘Russian aggression’ in Ukraine

Overwhelming UN vote makes China’s Ukraine balancing act harder

Brazil's health minister tests positive for Covid-19 at UN gathering

Bolsonaro tells UN he rejects vaccine passports

China and Russia win seats on UN rights council, Saudis lose

Bolivia's leader criticises Argentina at UN for harbouring Evo Morales

Fernández reiterates Malvinas sovereignty claim in first UN appearance

Three signs show that Argentina is heading to a devaluation

Argentina remains hooked on ‘dollar-dependence’

'Blue dollar' continues to rise amid financial turbulence

Three Boca supporters arrested for racism, Nazi salute in Brazil

Petro meets his arch-enemy Uribe as Colombia outreach continues

"No puedo indultar a Milagro Sala", "el problema es que la economía crece mucho" y más frases de Alberto Fernández

La nueva "Cortina de Hierro": así se fortifica la OTAN para hacer retroceder a Rusia

Quiniela hoy: resultados de la Nacional y Provincia del 29 de junio

Cerruti cruzó a un periodista: "En ese supermercado lo están estafando, no hay aumentos del 20%"

Los outsiders de la política: cómo miden Viviana Canosa, el Dipy y Marcelo Tinelli