MEETINGS COVERAGE
Summaries of official meetings and events at UN Headquarters and overseas conferences.
NICE, FRANCE, 10 June — At the United Nations Ocean Conference, small island developing States made an urgent plea for effective ocean governance — a necessity for their survival and sustainability. Speakers from these nations also called on ...
NICE, FRANCE, 10 June — There is no justification for single-use plastics, experts at a panel discussion at the 2025 Ocean Conference underscored, even as some of them disagreed on whether the global plastics treaty currently under negotiation ...
NICE, FRANCE, 10 June — The international goal to conserve and sustainably use the ocean, seas and marine resources remains the least funded among all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), speakers warned during a panel discussion of the ...
NICE, FRANCE, 9 June — Reliable data is key to making informed decisions and strengthening efforts to predict and respond to ocean hazards linked to the triple planetary crisis — climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss — speakers said ...
The Special Committee on Decolonization opened the substantive portion of its 2025 session today and approved three draft resolutions relating to territories whose people have not yet attained a full measure of self-government.
Briefing the Security Council today on the latest developments in Central Africa, a senior United Nations official described electoral gains coupled with security setbacks, as Council members welcomed the former, expressed concern over the ...
NICE, FRANCE, 9 June — The international community must stop using the oceans as a garbage dump, speakers at the first panel discussion of the 2025 Ocean Conference underscored, even as they expressed “cautious optimism” about the growing ...
NICE, FRANCE, 9 June — The ocean is in crisis, but recovery is still possible if the world acts urgently, speakers told an international conference today on the shores of the Mediterranean, as they underscored the ocean’s essential role in ...
While the world is tantalizingly close to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030, the risk of backsliding is great due to shortfalls in funding, lack of political will and intersecting inequalities, the General Assembly heard today.
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 to the Global Young Academy General Meeting and the International Conference of Young Scientists, held in Hyderabad, India, today:
On 9 June 2025, 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 removed the entry below from the ...
The following statement was issued today by the Deputy Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks for the “Africa for the Ocean” summit, in Nice, France, today:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ opening remarks to the United Nations Ocean Conference, in Nice, France, today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett (Guyana):
The new Permanent Representative of Botswana to the United Nations, Charles Masole, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
The new Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, Jayantha Jayasuriya, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, observed on 19 June: