General Assembly

The General Assembly in a decision adopted by consensus today made public the themes of the six interactive dialogues for the 2026 United Nations Water Conference.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks, delivered by Chef de Cabinet Courtenay Rattray, to the General Assembly on the observance of the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica, in New York today:

The General Assembly today adopted a resolution calling on Afghanistan to uphold human rights, adhere to international law and take decisive action against terrorism, amid a worsening humanitarian crisis, rising numbers of returnees and the enduring impact of decades of conflict.

The General Assembly today endorsed the political declaration of the United Nations Ocean Conference, which establishes multilateral ocean governance. It also adopted the $5.38 billion peacekeeping budget for the year starting 1 July.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the commemorative plenary meeting of the General Assembly to observe the eightieth anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, in New York today:

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today approved a budget of nearly $5.4 billion to cover the financing needs of about a dozen peacekeeping missions, two service centres and support staff at Headquarters from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

As the General Assembly marked the twentieth anniversary of the responsibility to protect, the UN Chief emphasized that the principle remains a moral imperative amid growing global turmoil, escalating identity-based violence, widespread breaches of international law and deepening impunity.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the General Assembly on the twentieth anniversary of the responsibility to protect, in New York today:

Concluding its seventy-ninth session today, the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) — while not taking a decision on its agenda item concerning revitalization of its work — heard that its working methods must be improved despite a lack of consensus on how best to do so.

Speakers from the Gambia, Timor-Leste and Liberia shared their journeys from conflict to stability today at a meeting commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission’s establishment.