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The Security Council holds a briefing on cooperation between the UN and the African Union. Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union and Head of the UN Office to the African Union Parfait Onanga-Anyanga and African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs and Peace and Security Bankole Adeoye are expected to brief. Mr. Onanga-Anyanga is expected to present the Secretary-General’s annual report on strengthening the partnership between the UN and the regional bloc on issues of peace and security in Africa, including the work of the UN Office to the African Union.

Stay up to date on our coverage of the Main Committees of the General Assembly. Those include the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security), Second Committee (Economic and Financial), Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural), Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization), Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) and Sixth Committee (Legal).

At 10 a.m., the General Assembly meets to debate the use of the veto by two permanent Security Council members at the Council's 17 September 2026 meeting in connection with the item entitled “Non-proliferation”, for which the Council submitted a special report, A/81/395. The meeting will be held pursuant to resolution 76/262 - which requires an Assembly debate within 10 working days of a veto, unless an emergency special session addresses the same situation. The procedure gives the wider UN membership an opportunity to discuss the issue and promotes transparency and accountability in the use of the veto.

Following its meeting concerning Haiti, the Council will convene to consider the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Anticipated briefers include James Swan, Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), as well as a representative of civil society. The Council will have before it the latest report from the Secretary-General on the Mission, which covers developments since 19 June 2026.

At 10 a.m., the General Assembly will begin a one-day high-level meeting to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. This Day allows the international community to reaffirm its commitment to global nuclear disarmament and raise public awareness about the threat posed by nuclear weapons and the necessity for their total elimination. These activities will help mobilize international efforts toward the common goal of a nuclear-weapon-free world.

The Security Council today is expected to vote on a draft resolution re-authorizing the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti, put forward by the United States and Panama, the co-penholders on Haiti. The Council first authorized the Force on 30 September 2025 under resolution 2793 (2025) for an initial 12 months. It is a non-UN multinational mission tasked with combating armed gangs. The resolution also requested that the Secretary-General establish a UN Support Office in Haiti to support the Force. The Office also supports the Haitian National Police and armed forces during joint operations with the Force, as well as the UN Integrated Office in Haiti.

The Security Council will hold a briefing today on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. Ramiz Alakbarov, Acting Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, and two civil society representatives are expected to brief. Mr. Alakbarov will deliver the quarterly update on the implementation of Council resolution 2334 (2016), which demanded that Israel cease all settlement activity in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and called for immediate steps to prevent violence against civilians.

At 9 a.m., the General Assembly's general debate will begin its last day under the theme “Restoring trust, managing transformation: A United Nations that delivers for all”.

At 10 a.m., the General Assembly will commence a one-day high-level meeting to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the anti-racism Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted in Durban, South Africa, in 2001. The world’s most comprehensive framework to combat racism, the Durban Declaration seeks to acknowledge historical injustices, dismantle inequalities, protect from racial discrimination, and build societies grounded in dignity, equality and justice for all.

At 9 a.m., the General Assembly's general debate continues under the theme “Restoring trust, managing transformation: A United Nations that delivers for all”.