Terrorism as International Crime by I. I. Sinyakin

“…The article contains positions of distinguished international jurists, review of the documents of the United Nations General Assembly and the United Nations Security Council, and references to treaties concerning the suppression of terrorism.…”
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Preventing child marriages: first international day of the girl child “my life, my right, end child marriage” by Svanemyr Joar, Chandra-Mouli Venkatraman, Christiansen Charlotte, Mbizvo Michael

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>On 17 November 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution (A/RES/66/170) designating 11 October as the first International Day of the Girl Child choosing ending child marriages as the theme of the day. …”
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One Health approaches to tackling antimicrobial resistance by M.E.J. Woolhouse

“…A recent United Nations General Assembly declaration highlights that those in need must have sustained access to effective treatments. …”
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Instrumentos jurídicos de proteção às crianças: do passado ao presente by Maria João Gonçalves, Ana Isabel Sani

“…However, only on January 26th, 1990, was this declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly and ratified by 192 countries, including Portugal. …”
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IS THERE A CONVERGENCE IN THE BRICS REGARDING THE REFORM OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER? by Robson Cunha Rael

“…For this, the voting patterns of each member were analyzed in the resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly on the reform of the international order. …”
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Do the CIS member states share foreign policy preferences? by Flemming Splidsboel Hansen

“…Relying on a large quantitative data set from the United Nations General Assembly voting records in the years 1992–2013, this study analyses developments in the foreign policy preferences of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States [CIS]. …”
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The Legal-International Statute of Jerusalem by Alfonso J. Iglesias Velasco

“…In 1947, theUnited Nations General Assembly had designed a plan for the international and neutral administration of the city, but due to historical transformations and thanks to its victory in the Six Days War, Israel has had the exclusive administration of the city since 1967, with the intent to annex it to the Hebrew State, an issue which does not fail to spur a generalized rejection by the international community. …”
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New global priority for mental health – reasons for optimism and concern by Nigel Crisp

“…Mental health is a core part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed by the United Nations General Assembly. This follows on from the World Health Organization's 2013 Global Action Programme. …”
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Who joins counter-hegemonic IGOs? Early and late members of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank by Vinícius Rodrigues Vieira

“…In contrast, subsequent states seeking AIIB membership include democratic states, existing ADB members and countries internationally aligned with the US, as measured by voting similarity at the United Nations General Assembly. Through logit models, I test these propositions and analyze which states adhered to the 2014 Memorandum of Understanding that signaled Beijing’s willingness to form the Bank and which states joined the AIIB subsequently at its foundation in 2015. …”
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A Human Rights Lens on Full Employment and Decent Work in the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda by Diane F. Frey, Gillian MacNaughton

“…On September 25, 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the blueprint for a global partnership for peace, development, and human rights for the period 2016 to 2030. …”
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La cuestión de las Malvinas (Falklands) en el Cuarto Decenio Internacional para la Eliminación del Colonialismo by Facundo D. Rodríguez

“…In 2020, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 75/123 declaring the period 2021-2030 as the “Fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism” and called on States to step up their efforts to eliminate this terrible scourge that has affected humanity since immemorial times. …”
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Book review Sustainable Diets - Linking nutrition and food systems by Cecil J. W. Meulenberg

“…Throughout 29 expert contributions, the current policy making process regarding the sustainable development goals of the United Nations General Assembly supported by the World Health Organisation and their implementation are explained in length. …”
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Socially sustainable public procurement: the cooperative model as an alternative by Vega María Arnáez Arce

“… In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution adopting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. …”
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TIMELINE OF THE DECADE OF OCEAN SCIENCE: 2021 by Shchyptsov O.A.

“…Proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2017, the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021—2030) (hereinafter — the Decade) aims to stimulate the develop- ment of ocean science and generate knowledge to stem the trend of deterioration of the ocean ecosys- tem and stimulate the use of new opportunities for its sustainable development in accordance with the paradigm of the Decade: «The science we need for the ocean we want». …”

Human Rights and Consership in the Portuguese Press by Isabel Salema Morgado

“…Many years after that, in 1948, other important event – the Universal Declaration of Human Rights approved by the United Nations General Assembly, did not receive the attention of Portuguese Press. …”
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Lithuanian Statistics in the Context of Celebrating the World Statistics Day by Jonas Markelevičius, Vilija Lapėnienė

“… On the 3rd of July, the United Nations General Assembly, taking into consideration the decision of the Statistical Commission, has adopted a Resolution wherein it was decided to designate 20 October 2010 as the World Statistics Day. …”
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Source Criticism and the History of Brazilian Foreign Policy by Eduardo Uziel, Norma Breda dos Santos

“…Studies related to Brazilian foreign policy towards the Middle East will be used, especially the case of Brazil’s controversial favourable vote on Resolution 3379 (XXX) of the United Nations General Assembly, in 1975, which equated Zionism with racism.…”
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The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable ocean by Nathan J. Bennett, Elisa Morgera, David Boyd

“…Abstract The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution in 2022 that formally recognizes that there is a universal human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. …”
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The Arms Trade Treaty Opens New Possibilities at the UN by John Scales Avery

“…On 2 April, 2013, the Arms Trade Treaty, which had been blocked for ten years in the consensus-bound Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, was put directly before the United Nations General Assembly, and was passed by a massive majority. …”
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Russian adventurism and Central Asian leaders’ foreign policy rhetoric: Evidence from the UN General Debate corpus by Bimal Adhikari, Gento Kato

“…We answer this question by examining how the five Central Asian countries (the “-stans”) have crafted their United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) speeches in the aftermath of three recent instances of Russian foreign adventurism: Russo-Georgian War in 2008, Crimea Annexation in 2014, and the Russo-Ukrainian War in 2022. …”
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