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

Multiple credible sources confirm that the United States denied visas to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and approximately 80 other Palestinian officials ahead of the 2025 UN General Assembly session in New York. This visa denial is a significant diplomatic action that has historical precedent, notably in 1988 when the US similarly denied a visa to PLO leader Yasser Arafat, leading to the relocation of that year's General Assembly session to Geneva.timesofisrael.comtimesofisrael.comUS says it will ban PA's Abbas, 80 other officials from attending UN General...theguardian.comtheguardian.comUS denies visas to Palestinian Authority leaders for UN general assembly+3 more

According to SKWAWKBOX, the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly (154-2) to move the September 2025 session from New York City to Geneva as a direct response to the US visa ban on Palestinian representatives. This vote indicates a strong international consensus within the UNGA against the US action.skwawkbox.orgskwawkbox.orgUN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to move from NYC to Geneva after US...

Other sources discuss the legal and procedural aspects of such a move, noting that while the US controls access to New York, the UN has mechanisms and precedents for relocating sessions to other cities such as Geneva or Vienna when access issues arise.timesofisrael.comtimesofisrael.comCan the US legally ban Mahmoud Abbas and the PA from the UN General Assembly?politics.stackexchange.compolitics.stackexchange.comunited nations - Could the UN General Assembly meet in Vienna, Geneva, or...

However, some reports indicate that the Palestinian Authority itself was not initially pushing for moving the General Assembly out of New York despite the visa denials.timesofisrael.comtimesofisrael.comDespite visa bans, PA not pushing to have UNGA moved from New York This suggests that while the UNGA as a whole voted for relocation, there may be differing views among stakeholders.

The timing of these events is consistent across sources, with visa denials announced in late August 2025 and the vote on relocation occurring in early September 2025.