Explainer: What is a UN General Assembly emergency special session and why it matters

adminOctober 27, 2023September 17, 202408 mins

What’s an emergency special session? When the UN Security Council is unable to shoulder its primary responsibility to maintain international peace and security, as has thus far been the case following the 7 October outbreak of the latest Israel-Palestine crisis, the General Assembly can consider the matter immediately in an emergency special session. UN Member…

Violations in tax matters, Nadeem Zahavi removed from party chairmanship

adminJanuary 29, 2023September 9, 202402 mins

British Prime Minister Rishi Sonak removed Nadeem Zahavi from the chairmanship of the Conservative Party after a tax investigation. In the investigation of tax matters against Nadeem Zahavi, serious violations of ministerial regulations were revealed. Rishi Sonik had ordered an independent consultant to conduct an investigation against Zahavi. Rishi Sonik’s letter to Zahavi said that…