The fight against climate change received a fresh boost today, as the General Assembly adopted a set of draft resolutions and decisions, including a contentious but broadly supported climate text designed to turn the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion into tangible political, legal and practical momentum for stronger global action and accountability.
While civilians continue to suffer because parties to conflict choose to ignore their legal obligation to protect them, the Security Council heard today that adhering to the rules of war — and enforcing accountability when they are broken — can produce a different result.
A nuclear disaster with potentially harrowing human and environmental impacts was narrowly averted this week in the United Arab Emirates, as Iranian drones struck a functioning nuclear power plant, the senior UN nuclear safety official told an emergency meeting of the Security Council today.
With its cash reserves rapidly depleting, and long-term financial stability eroding, the United Nations is not only risking its peace and development agenda, it is struggling to survive as an organization, delegates in the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) warned today.
Following one of the largest aerial attacks against Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began, United Nations officials warned the Security Council today that civilian casualties are rising sharply, humanitarian operations are coming under direct attack and only renewed diplomacy and a full ceasefire can halt the worsening toll.
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.
At a special event today marking the seventy-eighth anniversary of the Nakba, the United Nations Palestinian Rights Committee heard testimonies from bereaved families and friends of victims — those killed during the events of 78 years ago, as well as in the ongoing conflict — including the mother of Hind Rajab, a five-year-old girl from Gaza, who has become a symbol of innocent lives lost amidst violence and war.
While Syria has seen progress towards accountability and sustained international engagement, the Security Council heard today that unresolved tensions, economic hardship and repeated violations of Syria’s sovereignty persist as the country charts its path forward in a volatile region.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is moving along “a narrowing path” that could lead either towards institutional sustainability and economic revitalization, or stagnation and deconstruction of State institutions, the Security Council heard today from the High Representative of the international community in that country.
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.
