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The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) will conclude the second part of its resumed eightieth session, taking action on several draft resolutions. Following that meeting, the General Assembly will meet to act on the approved Fifth Committee reports. The Fifth Committee's session began 4 May and focused on the administrative and budgetary aspects of financing UN peacekeeping operations, as well as on improving the UN's financial situation.

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) will conclude the second part of its resumed eightieth session, taking action on several draft resolutions. Following that meeting, the General Assembly will meet to act on the approved Fifth Committee reports. The Fifth Committee's session began 4 May and focused on the administrative and budgetary aspects of financing UN peacekeeping operations, as well as on improving the UN's financial situation.

The Security Council convenes for a briefing on the Middle East, with a spotlight on Israel’s settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Ramiz Alakbarov, Deputy Special Coordinator and Resident Coordinator at the Office of the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, will present the latest update on the implementation of Council resolution 2334 (2016).

The Security Council will discuss allegations by Belarus that a 17 June Ukrainian drone strike had hit a bus carrying Belarusian schoolchildren in the Russian Federation's Bryansk region, killing a woman accompanying the children and injuring eight people, including six children. Belarus requested the meeting in a 26 June letter to the Council. Moscow supported the meeting request. Vanessa Frazier, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, will brief as will a representative of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs. Belarus will participate under rule 37 of the Council's rules of procedure.

At 10 a.m., the Security Council will hear a briefing on Sudan. Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo and Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Hannan Sulieman are expected to brief.

This afternoon, the Security Council will hold a briefing on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including the work of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of MONUSCO James Swan is expected to brief for the first time since his appointment in March. Rwanda is expected to participate in the meeting under rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure.

At 3 p.m., the Security Council will vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), which expires on 30 June. UNDOF was established following the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement between Israel and Syria, which ended the Yom Kippur War. Its mandate is to maintain the ceasefire between the parties and supervise the disengagement of Israeli and Syrian forces, as well as the areas of separation and limitation in the Golan.

The General Assembly will hold a joint debate on the annual report A/80/617 of the Peacebuilding Commission and the Secretary-General's report A/80/651 on the Peacebuilding Fund. It will also elect a member from the Latin American and Caribbean Group to fill the remaining vacancy on the 54-member Economic and Social Council. Also, the Assembly is expected to take action on a draft resolution A/80/L.54 and draft decision A/80/L.76 on the culture of peace as well as a draft decision A/80/L.78 on improving global road safety.

The Security Council will hold its annual open debate on children and armed conflict on the theme “Reasserting international legal protections for children in armed conflict: strengthening the protection of education and the prevention of grave violations”. Colombia, Council President for June, has prepared a concept note to guide the discussion. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Vanessa Frazier will present the Secretary-General’s annual report on the subject S/2026/357. Briefings are also expected from UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Catherine Russell and a youth civil society representative.

The Security Council is expected to vote at 10 a.m. on a draft resolution on accountability for crimes committed against UN peacekeepers. The draft was authored by non-permanent Council members Denmark and Pakistan, who have made peacekeeping a key priority during their 2025-2026 tenure on the 15-member organ. At least 100 Member States have co-sponsored the text, which is open for co-sponsorship from the wider UN membership.