General Assembly

On 20 May 2026, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/80/L.65 welcoming the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change. The draft, tabled by Vanuatu and a cross-regional Core Group attracted 90 co-sponsors and was adopted by a recorded vote of 141…

Introduction On 15 December 2025, the UN General Assembly decided to convene the United Nations Conference on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters (PPED). In 2024, the General Assembly had decided to conclude a legally binding instrument on the topic. (This was discussed in detail here). However, the modalities and details of…

The atrocious situation in the Gaza Strip demands action by the international community to end serious and massive violations of human rights and humanitarian law. As reported by impartial observers, the entire population of Gaza is on the brink of starvation and possibly even beyond it. If there were a hierarchy in the atrocities, death by starvation would…

On Wednesday 6th December, the UN General Assembly adopted by consensus resolution A/C.6/79/L.16 submitted by the UNGA Sixth Committee (here). Based on this resolution, the UNGA has decided to ‘elaborate and conclude a legally binding instrument on the protection of persons in the event of disasters, without prejudice to the legal effects of any particular provisions…