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UNGA Debates

2025

UNGA Debates

The day the UN walked out of New York: How the UN lost its will to defy the US

In 1988, the UN forced Washington to its knees by moving to Geneva so Yasser Arafat could speak. Today, as the US blocks Palestinian leaders and arms Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the Assembly stays silent. Has the UN lost its courage?
The day the UN walked out of New York: How the UN lost its will to defy the US
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