Despite weeks of negotiations, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) concluded its five-week session without agreement on urgent measures to confront a deepening liquidity crisis that now threatens the United Nations ability to function.
The General Assembly today declared the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialized chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity as Member States debated the legal ramifications of such a declaration.
Racism — from its deadly historical manifestations to its growing normalization on digital platforms and in political discourse — continues to divide societies and dehumanize communities worldwide, senior United Nations officials told the General Assembly today, underscoring the need for urgent, collective action to uphold equality, justice and human rights for all.
Palestinian women’s rights cannot be separated from their struggle for liberation from Israeli occupation, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People heard today in a conversation that ranged from tackling laws designed to discriminate to ensuring reparations for war crimes.
After hearing an address by the President of the Philippines, the General Assembly today adopted three draft resolutions concerning an upcoming high-level meeting on global road safety, as well as two international observances — all of which were opposed by the United States.
Marking the fourth anniversary of the bloody conflict still raging in Ukraine, the General Assembly today adopted a resolution demanding an immediate, full and unconditional ceasefire, as delegates voiced varying degrees of hope and scepticism over ongoing United States-facilitated peace talks.
The General Assembly’s Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) opened its first resumed session today to consider key matters under its purview, including issues related to the Organization’s liquidity crisis, the geographical diversity of staff, air travel, staff contract types, supply chain management, and modernization of technology infrastructure.
The United Nations Secretary-General warned today that the enduring legacy of colonialism — marked by entrenched economic exploitation, racism, inequality and exclusion from decision-making — continues to shape the realities of the world’s 17 remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories, calling for inclusive dialogue, youth leadership and urgent climate action to guide their future.
The General Assembly today appointed 40 members recommended by the Secretary-General to the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence (AI), following a request from the United States that the vote to do so be on the record.
As the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People began its work for 2026, humanitarian organizations in Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territory drew attention to dangerous restrictions on their work.
