The Security Council today renewed until 15 August 2027 the mandate of the Panel of Experts tasked with monitoring the implementation of sanctions on Libya and extended until 1 August 2027 the authorization for Member States to take measures against the illicit export of petroleum from the country.
The Commission on Population and Development began its week-long session on Monday with speakers urging greater investment in data, research and digital systems so rapid technological change accelerates sustainable development instead of widening global inequality.
Conceived as a project of peace in the wake of the Second World War, the European Union today remains one of the United Nations’ staunchest and most important regional partners, senior officials from both organizations told the Security Council today, even some delegates sparred over the bloc’s influence in an increasingly multipolar and unstable world.
While successful legislative elections in Kosovo at the close of 2025 featured broad participation, the Security Council today heard that challenges for minority communities there remain, as members discussed the future of the United Nations’ presence in the region.
The Economic and Social Council filled vacancies in 17 of its subsidiary and other related bodies today, through secret ballot elections, nominations, appointments and by acclamation.
Amid record levels of humanitarian workers and United Nations personnel killed in armed conflict, the Security Council today explored ways to strengthen protection, with a briefer warning that their “extraordinary courage and dedication” do not shield them from bullets, drones and shelling.
The Security Council today rejected a draft resolution submitted by several Gulf States that would have strongly encouraged countries to coordinate defensive efforts and deter attempts to interfere with international navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
Unable to adopt the agenda of its substantive session, the Disarmament Commission decided to suspend the remainder of its opening meeting until tomorrow afternoon.
Complementing a morning meeting held today on collaboration between the United Nations and the Gulf Cooperation Council, the Security Council met again in the afternoon to underline the importance of similar cooperation with the League of Arab States amidst multiple ongoing crises in the Middle East region.
The Security Council today encouraged collaboration between the United Nations and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to address “shared challenges, such as maritime security, preventing and countering terrorism, and responding to food and water security” as part of broader efforts to promote peace and stability in a region engulfed by the ongoing Israel–United States war with Iran.
