UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  • Recently, the Prime Minister of India (PM) addressed the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
  • The UNGA’s theme for this year is “Building Resilience through hope to recover from Covid-19, rebuild sustainably, respond to the needs of the planet, respect the rights of people, and revitalise the United Nations”.
  • The PM spoke about a range of topics from the Covid-19 pandemic, threat of terrorism, India’s actions to combat climate change and the need to protect the freedom of navigation in the oceans.

 

United Nations General Assembly

  • The General Assembly is the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the UN.
  • All 193 Member States of the UN are represented in the General Assembly, making it the only UN body with universal representation.
  • Each year, in September, the full UN membership meets in the General Assembly Hall in New York for the annual General Assembly session, and general debate, which many heads of state attend and address.
  • Decisions on important questions, such as those on peace and security, admission of new members and budgetary matters, require a two-thirds majority of the General Assembly.
  • Decisions on other questions are by simple majority.
  • The President of the General Assembly is elected each year by assembly to serve a one-year term of office.
  • Recently, the Maldives’ Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid was elected the President of the 76th session of the UNGA for 2021-22
  • The UNGA has also appointed Antonio Guterres as the ninth UN Secretary General (UNSG) for a second term beginning 1st January, 2022 and ending on 31st December, 2026.

Important points:

  • The world is facing an increased threat of regressive thinking and extremism and many countries is using “terrorism as a political tool”.
  • He also emphasised to abide by UNSC Resolution 2593.
  • The resolution demands that Afghan territory must never again be used to threaten or attack any country or to shelter or train terrorists.
  • Today every sixth person in the world is an Indian. Thus, when Indians progress, it accelerates the development of the world.
  • He regarded India as ‘Mother of Democracy’ and through democracy many socio-economic problems can be resolved.

SOURCE: THE HINDU,THE ECONOMIC TIMES,MINT

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