Title Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 74th session. One-sided resolution denies Israel’s right to self-defense by describing every preventative measure as conspiracy against Palestinian resources. Uses only the Islamic term “Haram al-Sharif” to describe Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, ignoring Jewish and Christian religion and history. The Seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly was the session of the United Nations General Assembly which was opened on 17 of September 2019 until 16 September 2020. “Gravely concerned by the tensions and violence in the recent period throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and including with regard to the holy places of Jerusalem, including the Haram al-Sharif, and deploring the loss of innocent civilian life…”, Ignores the 2015-2016 wave of terror attacks against Israeli civilians within Israel, referring to it only as “tensions and violence” in the “Occupied Palestinian Territory.” This negates the numerous deadly attacks that occurred in Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities. The extent of the pandemic, its social and economic impact, and its interaction with other global challenges and megatrends, is unknowable. Adopts Palestinian position on issues that Oslo Accords left to negotiations. Omits any reference to Lebanon’s discrimination against Palestinian refugees in that country. UN General Assembly 74th session (2019) ... of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly – Resolution adopted by the General Assembly (A/RES/74/128) Integration of a gender perspective in the work of the General Assembly: Under the theme, “The future we want, the United Nations we need: reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism – confronting COVID-19 through effective multilateral action”, the General Assembly will mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations through a High-level meeting on 21 September. One-sided resolution ignores claims of 900,000 Jewish refugees displaced from Arab lands. Kindly provide your details to receive the Newvision Newsletter. Welcomes election of Hamas. UNITED NATIONS - Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, president of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, declared the annual session closed on Tuesday, and passed the baton to the next president of the assembly, Volkan Bozkir. No other occupied or disputed territory throughout the world receives an annual resolution of this type, making it uniquely critical of Israel. Intent and effect of singling out Palestinian from all refugee claims in the world is to isolate and demonize Israel. Its resolutions reflect the aspirations of humanity, helping (with) the normative development of international law with far-reaching ramifications across a wide breadth of issues for individuals and for states." Perpetuates committee with blatantly biased mandate of examining only Israeli actions, but ignoring Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Fatah terrorism. Through a host of side-events, intergenerational and intergovernmental conversations, UN Women is spotlighting the need to place women and girls front and centre of COVID-19 response. As part of its Generation Equality campaign and Forum, UN Women will convene women and youth leaders and diverse partners to catalyze collective action for gender equality. Israel treated with disdain in comparison to praise and deference to governments shown by UN resolutions on Sudan and Myanmar. Additionally, it refers to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem only by its Islamic name, “Haram al-Sharif.”, “Determines that all legislative and administrative measures and actions taken or to be taken by Israel, the occupying Power, that purport to alter the character and legal status of the occupied Syrian Golan are null and void…”. UN Watch is funded entirely by charitable donations, “Expressing grave concern at the especially difficult situation of the Palestine refugees under occupation, including with regard to their safety, well-being and socioeconomic living conditions…”, Resolution serves Arab states that seek to preserve Palestinians as pawns in political campaign to delegitimize Israel. MEDIA ADVISORY Dissidents To Contest UNHRC Candidates Ahead of Tuesday’s Elections, Opposing China, Russia, Cuba, Saudi Arabia & Pakistan NEW YORK, October 7, 2020 —, GENEVA, October 6, 2020 — United Nations Watch, the Geneva-based non-governmental human rights organization, announced today that journalist Bari Weiss will receive its Per Ahlmark, GENEVA, October 5, 2020 – Ahead of next Tuesday’s UN election of 15 nations to its highest human rights body, a coalition of non-governmental human, RIP Ambassador Richard Schifter, 1923-2020. Resolutions and Decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 74th session, GAOR, 74th session, Supplement No. Singles out Israel as only country to be censured under Sustainable Development agenda item. The following are resolutions the General Assembly has passed in its 74th session. Its 16-member staff is grossly disproportionate to the UN’s other four divisions which cover enormous geographical regions. “Deplores those policies and practices of Israel that violate the human rights of the Palestinian people and other Arabs of the occupied territories, as reflected in the report of the Special Committee covering the reporting period…”. In 1938 he fled Nazi Vienna for the U.S. at age 15, then joined the U.S…. Contrary to international law and resolution 242, claims that occupation is itself a violation. References to terror fail to name its perpetrators, whereas Israel is named and blamed throughout. Watch this space for news and updates on gender equality at UNGA 75. Share your message of equality using #GenerationEquality with GIFs, data cards and more available in our social media package in English, French and Spanish. The General Assembly is the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations. In his remarks, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the 74th session of the General Assembly was like no other in the past 75 years as a result of COVID-19. Integration of a gender perspective in the work of the General Assembly. "It is important that in achieving this, we must continue to deepen cooperation to ensure that, despite the challenges posed by COVID-19, we will meet the goal and target we set for ourselves for (the) 2030 (Agenda). 49. "This is a moment of reckoning for our shared planet and future. 49. See second table at bottom, showing these seven resolution texts and votes. Deliberately downplays Israel’s concession of forcibly evacuating 10,000 Israelis from their homes in Gaza. 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In the current 74th session of the UN General Assembly (2019-2020), all EU member states voted for one resolution each to criticize (1) Iran, (2) Syria, (3) North Korea, (4) Myanmar, and (5) the U.S., for its embargo on Cuba, and two resolutions on Crimea.