Meetings Coverage

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today met to consider a skeleton report of its 2023 regular session — held from 23 January to 1 February and 13 February. 

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations continued its 2023 session today, deferring action on 33 entities seeking special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council.

Renewed broad-based engagement, reinvigorated political commitment and revitalized partnership across all sectors of society are needed to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and realize the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, nearly 50 speakers told the Economic and Social Council today at its annual Partnership Forum.

The Security Council, acting unanimously today, decided to renew for another year the long-standing United Nations peacekeeping presence in Cyprus, while underlining its concern over continued violations of the military status quo on the Mediterranean island.

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations continued its 2023 session today, recommending 8 entities for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and deferring action on 84 others.

Weeks ahead of a referendum meant to move Mali closer to constitutional order, the senior United Nations official in the country — emphasizing that the situation stands at a critical juncture, amid sustained security and humanitarian crises — welcomed a new strategic review of the Organization’s peacekeeping mission as a fresh opportunity to chart the best way forward.

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations continued its 2023 session today, deferring requests by one entity for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, while taking note of 527 new and 1 deferred quadrennial reports submitted by groups already in consultative status.

Against a backdrop of the highest number of violent conflicts since the Second World War and a consequent, pervasive sense of insecurity around the world, the United Nations must rethink its efforts to achieve sustainable peace, the Security Council heard today, as speakers presented suggestions to that end during an open debate on investing in people to enhance resilience against complex challenges in the context of building and sustaining peace.

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations continued its 2023 session today, recommending one entity for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and deferring action on 103 others.

While the International Criminal Court’s trial stemming from the Security Council’s first-ever referral of a situation has progressed swiftly with an intended close by February, Sudan has not met its commitments, the Court’s top prosecutor told the 15-member organ today, urging it to not allow those who wish to frustrate accountability to run down the clock.