RAMALLAH, September 23, 2025 (WAFA) – The 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly officially opened in New York on Tuesday. This year's session, titled "Better Together: 80 Years and Beyond for Peace, Development and Human Rights," will continue until Saturday, September 27, and conclude on Monday, September 29, 2025.
World leaders are expected to discuss solutions to pressing global challenges to promote peace, security, and sustainable development.
On September 19, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution in favor of President Mahmoud Abbas's participation via videoconference at the annual meeting of world leaders in New York.
The resolution, which was supported by 145 countries, authorized the State of Palestine to deliver statements via video or to submit a pre-recorded statement at the sessions of the High-Level Conference on the Settlement of the Palestinian Question and the Two-State Solution.
It also allowed it to deliver pre-recorded statements to its President or another high-level representative at any high-level meeting or United Nations conference or international meeting held under the auspices of the General Assembly, or as appropriate if representatives of the State of Palestine were prevented from participating in United Nations meetings.
The General Assembly expressed its regret over the United States’ decision to deny visas to Palestinian representatives and to cancel their visas prior to the eightieth session of the General Assembly, thus preventing them from participating in person in United Nations meetings.
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