Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru have taken an important step towards a coordinated regional strategy to curb illicit arms, ammunition and explosives trafficking — one of the key drivers of violence and insecurity across the Andean region.
The Security Council is set to discuss the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015), which endorsed the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and major world Powers, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). A UN official is expected to present the Secretary-General’s latest report on the resolution’s implementation, covering developments since December 2025.
Following the collapse of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and the region’s chaotic recent military escalations, the United Nations dedicated nuclear agency has “lost continuity of knowledge” about the Iranian nuclear programme it was once tasked with overseeing, the Security Council heard today, in a briefing by the Organization’s senior political affairs officer.
From 29 June to 3 July 2026, 50 young leaders from 39 countries will embark on a study visit to Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan, as part of the Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons.
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message, as delivered by the Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu, to the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, in New York today:
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today released a report showing that nearly half, or 1.1 billion, of the world’s children are now exposed to at least three overlapping climate hazards, threatening their health, their education and their survival.
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs is inviting young changemakers worldwide to apply for the third Youth4Disarmament Champions programme, calling on those eager to use their voices, skills and creativity to advance peace, security, and disarmament in their communities.
The Security Council’s permanent members remained split today over whether UN sanctions related to Iran’s nuclear programme are still in force, as Liberia — one of the Council’s 10 elected members — called for the establishment of a Secretariat-led temporary reporting mechanism to address what it described as an oversight gap.
In Cuba, an ongoing energy crisis driven by United States sanctions, compounded by hurricanes and other disasters, is severely disrupting essential services like water, sanitation, food production and healthcare. Over 100,000 surgeries have been postponed. The United Nations and partners have a plan to assist up to 2 million people.
