MEETINGS COVERAGE
Summaries of official meetings and events at UN Headquarters and overseas conferences.
The General Assembly today elected Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia as non-permanent members of the Security Council for a two-year term beginning on 1 January 2026.
Pledging to serve the international community as “an honest broker and unifier”, Annalena Baerbock of Germany was elected as President of the upcoming session of the United Nations General Assembly — the fifth woman to serve in that post in 80 ...
The Security Council today extended for one year the sanctions regime it has imposed on South Sudan, which includes asset freezes, travel bans and an arms embargo — even as some speakers expressed concern that the African position on this issue ...
The Security Council today adopted the draft of its annual report to the General Assembly, which covers the 15-nation organ’s work from 1 January to 31 December 2024.
The Security Council today met for a second consecutive day on Ukraine, as the Russian Federation accused European States of artificially keeping the issue in the spotlight and obstructing peace by arming Kyiv.
Rather than progress towards peace following direct negotiations between the Russian Federation and Ukraine in Istanbul earlier in May, the Security Council heard today that the month’s closing days have instead witnessed Moscow intensify ...
The Security Council today extended its previous authorizations concerning the arms embargo against Libya for six more months.
The two-State solution is on life support, the Security Council heard today from a senior United Nations official who called for urgent humanitarian assistance in Gaza while speakers for Israel and the State of Palestine accused each other of ...
Switzerland’s representative today urged the General Assembly’s Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) to stay the course on the United Nations’ nearly decade-long project to renovate its historic Geneva headquarters — a call that comes ...
PRESS RELEASES
Press releases from the main United Nations bodies, as well as offices and departments of the Secretariat.
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the opening ceremony of the eighth Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, in Geneva, Switzerland, today:
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Baghdad on Thursday, 15 May to attend the League of Arab States Summit.
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the ninth Austrian World Summit, in Vienna today:
This June, the United Nations will unveil a compelling new photo exhibit at New York’s Photoville Festival, bringing global attention to the leadership, courage and impact of women and their allies driving peace in some of the world’s most ...
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ statement on the one year of detention of United Nations and other personnel in Yemen:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks on the election of the President of the eightieth session of the General Assembly, in New York today:
The following statement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres was issued today:
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the leadership ceremony at the Ibrahim governance weekend, in Marrakech, Morocco, today:
Good afternoon and welcome to this distinguished group of delegated. It is especially important to see so many Ministers of Environment around the table, to which I belonged when I was Minister of Environment in Nigeria. It is great to see all ...
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the opening of the International Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation, in Dushanbe today: