The United Nations Secretary-General warned today that the enduring legacy of colonialism — marked by entrenched economic exploitation, racism, inequality and exclusion from decision-making — continues to shape the realities of the world’s 17 remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories, calling for inclusive dialogue, youth leadership and urgent climate action to guide their future.
Welcoming a comprehensive agreement reached between the Syrian Government and the Syrian Democratic Forces two weeks ago, UN experts and Council members encouraged that country to stay on the path of inclusive political transition, with full participation for women and the Kurdish minority.
The General Assembly today appointed 40 members recommended by the Secretary-General to the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence (AI), following a request from the United States that the vote to do so be on the record.
The Security Council today extended for 12 months the mandate of the team tasked with monitoring sanctions against the Taliban and its associated groups and individuals, as members disagreed over references to human rights and the situation of Afghanistan’s women and girls under Taliban rule.
Amid Yemen’s protracted, interlocking political, security and humanitarian crises, Security Council speakers today stressed the urgent need to relaunch an inclusive political process under United Nations auspices to achieve a negotiated settlement to the conflict.
The 2018 South Sudan peace agreement is at serious risk, raising fears that the world’s newest country could relapse into full-scale civil war, Security Council speakers warned today.
The Commission for Social Development concluded its sixty-fourth session today, approving several texts without a vote, despite differences among delegates, including about the definition of gender and the absence of certain terms relating to development.
Against the backdrop of budget cuts and a severe liquidity crisis, United Nations peace operations and their police contingents are making hard choices — often in very difficult conditions — to deliver on their mandates, the Security Council heard today in a briefing by senior officers.
Today, as the Commission for Social Development discussed priorities for transformative social development — as well as local innovations to realize them — much of the dialogue centred on the need to address informal labour.
The Commission for Social Development continued its sixty-fourth session today with a panel discussion on how resilient care and support systems can help eradicate poverty and safeguard dignity.
