{"id":18831,"date":"2025-09-11T18:53:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T16:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahaqaq.ps\/en\/?p=18831"},"modified":"2025-09-14T21:21:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T19:21:47","slug":"un-denies-to-tahaqaq-relocation-of-general-assembly-session-from-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahaqaq.ps\/en\/factcheck\/18831\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Denies to \u201cTahaqaq\u201d Relocation of General Assembly Session from New"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The claim<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The General Assembly voted by majority to move its next session from New York to Geneva after the US President Mahmoud Abbas barred.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Messages <\/span><\/span>circulating<\/span><\/span><\/a> on WhatsApp groups and social media pages claimed that the UN General Assembly had voted by majority to move its next session from New York to Geneva, following the United States’ decision to deny entry to President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian leadership.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Palestinian Observatory Tahaqaq fact-checked the claim by reviewing open sources, official and media reports, and by contacting the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General and the Palestinian Assistant Foreign Minister <\/span><\/span>for UN Affairs. The findings confirm that the claim is false.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The fact-check showed that the story was previously published by unofficial outlets such as the <\/span><\/span>International Middle East <\/span><\/span><\/a> Media Center<\/span><\/span><\/a> and <\/span><\/span>Skwawkbox,<\/span><\/span><\/a> without any UN documentation. As of September 8, 2025, Tahaqaq found no official announcement or UN document indicating that the General Assembly had voted to move its next session from New York to Geneva. No major news agencies or official UN platforms reported such a decision<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, international outlets such as Reuters and The Washington Post covered the US refusal or withdrawal of entry visas for President Mahmoud Abbas and Palestinian officials, which sparked international reactions. A UN spokesperson confirmed that the organization would reach out to the US State Department to request clarifications on the matter.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UN Secretary-General’s spokesperson St\u00e9phane Dujarric categorically denied the claims to Tahaqaq, stating: \u201cNo vote has taken place, and no decision has been made to move any General Assembly events from New York.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Likewise, Tahaqaq contacted Omar Awadallah, Assistant Foreign Minister for UN Affairs, who also refuted the circulating claim, clarifying that no vote had been held on such a proposal, nor was any formal discussion presented\u2014though the idea may have been informally raised. He added that legal and diplomatic measures are currently under discussion following the US ban on the Palestinian delegation’s entry to New York.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It is worth noting<\/span><\/span><\/a> a documented precedent from 1988, when the US refused to grant a visa to the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. In response, the UN General Assembly moved its session to Geneva, enabling him to deliver his speech. At the time, the resolution was passed by a vote of 154 in favor, with only the United States and Israel opposed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
The result<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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The Palestinian Observatory Tahaqaq confirmed that the circulating claim about relocating the General Assembly session is false. UN spokesperson St\u00e9phane Dujarric unequivocally denied the allegation, stressing that no vote or decision had been made to move any General Assembly events from New York.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\u00a0Prosecution sources<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Verification sources<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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St\u00e9phane Dujarric \u2013 Spokesperson for the UN<\/span> Secretary-General<\/span><\/div>\n
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Omar Awadallah \u2013 Palestinian Assistant Foreign Minister for UN Affairs<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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