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SG/SM/23187
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks, as delivered by Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, to the opening plenary of the High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, in New York today:
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GA/COL/3399
Several delegates and Western Sahara petitioners today urged the Special Committee on Decolonization to liberate the “last colony in Africa” through a self-determination referendum that includes independence as an option, while other speakers supported Morocco’s autonomy proposal as the most realistic solution for resolving the longstanding question.
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The Special Committee on Decolonization continue its two-week substantive session today, taking up the question of Western Sahara.
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GA/COL/3398
Opening the main part of its 2026 session today, the Special Committee on Decolonization approved three draft resolutions on United Nations support for the world’s 17 remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories.
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The Special Committee on Decolonization will begin its two-week substantive session today. It will discuss dissemination of information on decolonization, information from the Non-Self-Governing Territories under its purview transmitted under Article 73 e of the UN Charter, the question of sending visiting and special missions to these Territories and the question of these Territories themselves. They: Gibraltar, Tokelau, American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, French Polynesia, Guam, Montserrat, New Caledonia, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands.
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GA/12764
In a year marked by global instability and proliferating conflicts, the Security Council made modest progress in meeting the world’s growing demand for action that is more coherent and less hamstrung by political divisions, the General Assembly heard today, as members considered the Council’s report on its work in 2025.
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Today, the General Assembly will discuss the annual report of the Security Council (document S/2026/426), covering the Council’s work from 1 January to 31 December 2025. The report was adopted unanimously by the Council on 22 May 2026. The annual report is submitted pursuant to Article 24(3) of the UN Charter, which provides that the Security Council “shall submit annual and, when necessary, special reports to the General Assembly for its consideration”. This requirement is the Council’s clearest Charter-based obligation to the wider UN membership, and the Assembly’s discussion of the report offers Member States an opportunity to assess the Council’s performance in discharging its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. Pakistan, which coordinated the preparation of the report’s introduction in its capacity as Council president for July 2025, described the process as an “instrument of transparency, accountability and institutional dialogue” between the Council and the broader UN membership.
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GA/12763
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.
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GA/PAL/1494
The following statement was issued today by the Bureau of the General Assembly’s Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People:
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In the morning, the General Assembly will hold elections for members of the Economic and Social Council, hear remaining statements in explanation of vote after the vote on draft resolution A/80/L.65 on the Report of the International Court of Justice, and take action on draft resolution A/80/L.60 on global health and foreign policy. In the afternoon, it will debate and take action on draft resolution A/80/L.73 on protracted conflicts in the GUAM area and their implications for international peace, security and development; take action on draft resolution A/80/L.72 on integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major UN conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields; and on draft resolution A/80/L.70 on causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa.