Connect ideas with action, finance with innovation and national leadership with international solidarity, the 2026 United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development heard as it opened its eight-day session today.
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the Economic and Social Council Humanitarian Affairs, in New York today:
The General Assembly today adopted several texts, including one that urged Member States to strengthen health systems towards the provision of equitable universal health coverage.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the opening of the Economic and Social Council’s Operational Activities for Development Segment for 2026, in New York today:
The United Nations Forum on Forests concluded its twenty-first session today, adopting its omnibus resolution emphasizing the urgent need to accelerate implementation of the United Nations Strategic Plan for Forests and its six Global Forest Goals by 2030.
With the window to 2030 “narrowing”, the United Nations Forum on Forests opened its twenty-first session by launching the Global Forest Goals Report 2026, calling for faster action, stronger partnerships and scaled-up resources to keep agreed forest commitments within reach.
Safeguard open access for emerging technologies, leading scientists from around the world underscored today at a United Nations forum on how their work can support development.
The crucial question about artificial intelligence is not how powerful it is, but who it is being designed for, the United Nations heard today from a scientist whose life and work experience spans multiple continents.
