MEETINGS COVERAGE
Summaries of official meetings and events at UN Headquarters and overseas conferences.
As the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals nears the end of its mandate, speakers in the Security Council today called for enhanced cooperation from Member States to ensure justice for perpetrators of atrocities, war crimes ...
The General Assembly today considered the annual report of the Security Council for the period covering 1 January to 31 December 2024, with delegates assessing its functionality and also highlighting various aspects of the organ’s operations ...
The Economic and Social Council concluded its two-day management segment today with a round-table discussion under the theme “Unity in Action: Accelerating Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Implementation and Building a Better Future for All” ...
NICE, FRANCE, 11 June — Sustainable blue economy development and innovative, accessible climate financing are key to an equitable world, speakers from shores around the world — from the Pacific to the Atlantic, from the Caribbean to the Caspian ...
NICE, FRANCE, 11 June — Invest boldly in the well-being of the ocean and savor the win-win-win for people, planet and prosperity. That was the key message from a panel today at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference, where global leaders and experts ...
The Special Committee on Decolonization continued the substantive part of its 2025 session today, hearing from a petitioner as it took up the question of Gibraltar — 1 of 17 remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories.
NICE, FRANCE, 11 June — Small-scale fisheries cannot be sidelined in global discussions on the sustainable management of the oceans, a panellist urged at the UN Ocean Conference today, emphasizing that declarations alone are insufficient and ...
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, 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 ...
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 of the eighteenth session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in New York today:
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.