United Nations General Assembly

Some of the key events about United Nations General Assembly

• 1947

  Failed to prevent the partition of India and Pakistan, leading to widespread violence and displacement
• 1948

  Adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, establishing fundamental human rights to be universally protected
• 1950

  Inability to prevent the outbreak of the Korean War
• 1960

  Passed the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, accelerating decolonization
• 1960

  Failure to effectively address the Congo Crisis, resulting in prolonged conflict
• 1966

  Established the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
• 1967

  Ineffectiveness in preventing the Six-Day War between Israel and Arab states
• 1974

  Adopted a resolution defining aggression in international law
• 1975

  Adopted the controversial "Zionism is racism" resolution, later revoked in 1991
• 1981

  Declared the International Year of Disabled Persons, promoting disability rights and awareness
• 1989

  Adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history
• 1994

  Inability to prevent or stop the Rwandan genocide
• 1995

  Failed to protect civilians in the Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian War
• 2000

  Established the Millennium Development Goals to combat poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against women
• 2003

  Unable to prevent the US-led invasion of Iraq despite widespread opposition
• 2006

  Created the United Nations Human Rights Council to strengthen the promotion and protection of human rights around the world
• 2009

  Criticized for inadequate response to the Sri Lankan Civil War's final stages
• 2011

  Failed to effectively intervene in the Libyan Civil War, leading to prolonged conflict
• 2015

  Adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including 17 Sustainable Development Goals
• 2018

  Endorsed the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, the first-ever UN global agreement on a common approach to international migration

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