The UN has moved their General Assembly from NYC to Geneva because the US refused visa for the delegation from Palestine.

The claim that the United Nations moved its General Assembly from New York City to Geneva due to a visa dispute is incorrect. Official United Nations reports confirm that rather than relocating the high-level debate, the General Assembly adopted a resolution allowing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the body via a pre-recorded video after the United States declined to issue travel documents.news.un.orgnews.un.orgUN backs Abbas video address after US visa refusalHow the UN Handled It: Rather than relocating the entire General Assembly, the UN General Assembly voted to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the high-level gathering remotely via a pre-recorded video statement

Historical precedent exists for a relocation, as the United Nations temporarily moved its session to Geneva in 1988 when Yasser Arafat was denied a visa, but Palestinian authorities did not push for a similar move for the recent gathering.timesofisrael.comtimesofisrael.comDespite Visa Bans Pa Not Pushing to Have Unga Moved from New YorkIn 1988, when the U.S. denied a visa to PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat, the UN did temporarily move its General Assembly session to Geneva so that he could address the body Anadolu Agency and other international news services reported that United Nations officials explicitly denied rumors regarding an upcoming shift of the General Assembly venue to Switzerland, confirming that the permanent headquarters in New York remains the host location.aa.com.traa.com.trUn Denies Reports of Upcoming General Assembly Moving from New York to GenevaThe claim that the UN has moved its General Assembly from New York City to Geneva because the US refused visas to the Palestinian delegation is FALSE The Location Remains New York: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has not* been...