MEETINGS COVERAGE
Summaries of official meetings and events at UN Headquarters and overseas conferences.
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 ...
Speakers at the Security Council cautioned that any further escalation could have serious repercussions — not only across the broader region, but especially for Syria — “a country already stretched beyond the limits”.
Adopting a text aimed at promoting awareness about unilateral coercive measures, the General Assembly today also elected members to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).
Meeting in the hours following Israel’s air strikes against targets in Iran, the Security Council today heard — and its members largely agreed — that de-escalation and diplomacy are imperative to avoid further strain in a region already groaning ...
PRESS RELEASES
Press releases from the main United Nations bodies, as well as offices and departments of the Secretariat.
The new Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations, Do Hung Viet, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council, in New York today:
The thirty-fifth Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea will be convened at United Nations Headquarters from 23 to 27 June 2025.
On 25 November 2024, in accordance with paragraph 18 of resolution 2731 (2024), the Panel of Experts on South Sudan transmitted its interim report to the President of the Security Council (document S/2024/855).
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day, observed on 27 June:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the United Nations Security Council open debate on “Poverty, underdevelopment and conflict: implications for the maintenance of international peace and security”, in New York today ...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Rana Taha of Jordan as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Tunisia, with the host Government’s approval, effective 19 June.
On Sunday, 8 June, the Secretary-General arrived in Nice, France, to take part in the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference, co-hosted by France and Costa Rica.
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, observed on 26 June:
The following statement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres was issued today: