MEETINGS COVERAGE
Summaries of official meetings and events at UN Headquarters and overseas conferences.
The Sixth Committee (Legal) continued its discussion of the first cluster of topics from the International Law Commission’s annual report today, as speakers highlighted the importance of clarity when codifying or developing rules on topics ...
Amid rapid technological change and evolving maritime threats, the international community must balance innovation with robust human oversight, strict adherence to international law, and enhanced cybersecurity standards, the Security Council ...
Space debris collision is no longer a distant hypothetical, an expert warned during a joint meeting of the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) and Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) today.
Toxic pollution threatens human rights and ecosystems, while global temperatures are set to breach the critical 1.5°C threshold, United Nations experts warned the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today, urging action to ...
The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) today approved three draft resolutions and a decision related to outer space, as well as eight draft resolutions and two decisions regarding conventional weapons, forwarding them to ...
As the International Court of Justice marks its eightieth anniversary amid a record caseload, the General Assembly heard today urgent calls to strengthen the Court’s independence, uphold its decisions and ensure that international law prevails ...
The General Assembly today adopted a resolution calling for an end to the 64-year-old economic restrictions imposed on Cuba by the United States.
Delegates in the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) expressed concern about the resource crunch facing the Outer Space Committee at a time when space technology is becoming indispensable for development and disaster ...
Discussion of the International Law Commission’s annual report continued in the Sixth Committee (Legal) today, with speakers taking the floor to discuss, among other topics, the appropriate balance to be struck between preventing impunity and ...
PRESS RELEASES
Press releases from the main United Nations bodies, as well as offices and departments of the Secretariat.
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Tsunami Awareness Day, observed on 5 November:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, observed on 2 November:
On 29 October 2026, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and/or underline in the entries below on its 1988 List of individuals and entities subject to ...
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks for the event “Honouring Our Values at Home: Advancing Anti-racism and Women’s Rights in the United Nations”, in New York today:
UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Yerevan, Armenia, on Thursday, 15 October, to attend the United Nations Biodiversity Conference, known as COP17.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council open debate on women, peace and security, in New York today:
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Gleb Desyatnikov of the Russian Federation as Assistant Secretary-General for Mine Action and Police in the Department of Peace Operations.
On 26 October 2026, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities enacted the amendments specified ...
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at Cairo University today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: