General Assembly Endorses Awaza Political Declaration

Franz Zubieta Mariscal, Minister Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of Bolivia to the United Nations, introduces, on behalf of the Group of Landlocked Developing Countries, a draft resolution titled "Endorsement of the Awaza Political Declaration," reaffirming the international community's commitment to landlocked developing countries. Acting without a vote, the Assembly later adopted the resolution.

The Assembly also elected Angola, Chile, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, India, Iraq, Italy, Mauritius, Pakistan, Slovenia, South Africa, United Kingdom and Viet Nam to the Human Rights Council, for a three-year term of office beginning on 1 January 2026. It also decided to include in the agenda of its current session an additional item entitled "Financing of the United Nations Support Office in Haiti" and allocated the item to its Fifth Committee.