On 30 July 2026, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and/or underline in the entries below on its 1988 List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2816 (2026), and adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
The Security Council today renewed the sanctions regime targeting non-State armed groups and individuals operating in the Central African Republic for another year.
In a Middle East aflame with tensions, from Gaza to the Gulf, resolving the Palestine-Israel conflict remains central to wider peace, the Security Council heard today.
After taking stock of progress towards Security Council reform and looking ahead to future negotiations on that topic, the General Assembly today adopted several texts relating to upcoming reviews and meetings, as well as to its Second Committee (Economic and Financial) and Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization).
Intensified hostilities in Ukraine, the Russian Federation and surrounding maritime corridors are exacting a devastating toll on civilians and imperiling global food security, senior UN officials warned the Security Council today, citing attacks on third-party merchant vessels and a 20 per cent spike in wheat prices since the start of July.
At today’s Security Council open debate on the peaceful settlement of disputes, speakers called for greater use of the UN’s diplomatic toolbox — including mediation, fact-finding and early action under Chapter VI of the world body’s Charter — stressing that diplomacy is the only path forward with Council members leading by example.
