MEETINGS COVERAGE
Summaries of official meetings and events at UN Headquarters and overseas conferences.
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.
Welcoming the Syrian interim authorities’ continued engagement to address chemical-weapons issues long left unresolved by that country’s previous Administration, the United Nations’ disarmament chief told the Security Council today that ...
The Security Council today failed to adopt a resolution aiming to ameliorate the plight of civilians in Gaza, as the United States vetoed the measure despite affirmative votes by the other 14 members of the 15-nation organ.
The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) today approved without a vote a draft resolution to advance the comprehensive review under way of peacekeeping operations by the Special Committee dedicated to peacekeeping.
The General Assembly elected a total of 20 new members to the Economic and Social Council today who will begin their terms on 1 January 2026.
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.
PRESS RELEASES
Press releases from the main United Nations bodies, as well as offices and departments of the Secretariat.
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:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the annual memorial service to honour United Nations personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty from 1 January-31 December 2024:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, observed on 18 June:
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Major General Diodato Abagnara of Italy as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, observed on 17 June:
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.