Concluding its seventy-ninth session today, the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) — while not taking a decision on its agenda item concerning revitalization of its work — heard that its working methods must be improved despite a lack of ...

Highlighting Afghanistan’s newly promulgated discriminatory law on the “propagation of virtue and prevention of vice”, senior United Nations officials briefed the Council today on continuing engagement with its de facto authorities without ...

The United States’ bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities marks a “perilous turn” in an already volatile region, Secretary-General António Guterres warned during an emergency meeting of the Security Council today. The United Nations’ top nuclear ...

Fighting in Ukraine continues to claim innocent lives, envelop new areas and displace more civilians, the Security Council heard today, as many speakers expressed hope that diplomatic efforts to achieve a ceasefire will gain ground despite the ...

Warning that further escalation between Israel and Iran could “ignite a fire that no one can control”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on both parties to “give peace a chance” during an emergency meeting of the Security Council — ...

Development is the first line of defence against conflict, but unfortunately it is facing an emergency just as conflict has increased to unprecedented levels, the Security Council heard today in an all-day open debate on the implications of ...

Speakers from the Gambia, Timor-Leste and Liberia shared their journeys from conflict to stability today at a meeting commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission’s establishment.

Continuing its 2025 session, the Special Committee on Decolonization today adopted a new resolution reiterating its position that the sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) must be resolved through peaceful and negotiated means ...

Despite a recent landmark agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom bringing the question of Gibraltar to a historic juncture, the representative of that Territory and the delegate of Spain disagreed on steps forward concerning ...