Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

In progress at UNHQ

States Must Uphold Rule of Law, Fundamental Freedoms When Responding to Global Emergencies, Speakers Stress, as Sixth Committee Continues Debate on Principle

GA/L/3659

States Must Uphold Rule of Law, Fundamental Freedoms When Responding to Global Emergencies, Speakers Stress, as Sixth Committee Continues Debate on Principle

Underscoring the need to uphold the rule of law when introducing measures to respond to global emergencies or incorporating new technology into justice systems, speakers warned of the potential to erode human rights and fundamental freedoms, as the Sixth Committee continued its debate on the rule of law at the national and international levels today.

Delegates Highlight Unacceptable Burden Economic Crises, Conflicts Place on Young People, as Third Committee Discusses Children’s Rights

GA/SHC/4347

Delegates Highlight Unacceptable Burden Economic Crises, Conflicts Place on Young People, as Third Committee Discusses Children’s Rights

Impoverished children and those displaced by conflict or climate change continue to bear the brunt of post-pandemic economic crises and global conflicts, speakers told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today, as it took up the rights of children.

International Cooperation, National Action Can Spur Digital Transformation, Delegates Hear, as Second Committee Takes Up Information Technology

GA/EF/3568

International Cooperation, National Action Can Spur Digital Transformation, Delegates Hear, as Second Committee Takes Up Information Technology

Globalization must go hand in hand with increased cooperation in science and technology, United Nations experts and delegates told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) today as it took up information and communications technologies (ICT) for sustainable development as well as globalization and interdependence.

Voicing Full Solidarity with People, Government of Pakistan, General Assembly Adopts Resolution Urging Scaled-Up Assistance to Help Country Rebuild from Massive Floods

GA/12454

Voicing Full Solidarity with People, Government of Pakistan, General Assembly Adopts Resolution Urging Scaled-Up Assistance to Help Country Rebuild from Massive Floods

General Assembly delegates today extended the Organization’s support and sympathy to the Government and people of Pakistan with the unanimous adoption of a resolution that emphasizes the need to help the South-East Asian nation rebuild from devastating rains that left a third of the country under water.

Petitioners Stake Out Opposing Sides on Western Sahara Question as Fourth Committee Decolonization Debate Continues

GA/SPD/751

Petitioners Stake Out Opposing Sides on Western Sahara Question as Fourth Committee Decolonization Debate Continues

Petitioners on the long-standing question of Western Sahara addressed the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) for a second day today, with their statements reflecting opposing stances on Morocco’s claim of sovereignty over the Non-Self-Governing Territory.

International Cooperation, Women Peacekeepers, Training Crucial in Addressing Criminal Accountability for Officials on Mission, Sixth Committee Hears

GA/L/3658

International Cooperation, Women Peacekeepers, Training Crucial in Addressing Criminal Accountability for Officials on Mission, Sixth Committee Hears

Speakers underscored the importance of international cooperation in ensuring criminal accountability of United Nations officials and experts on mission, while also highlighting pre-deployment training and the role of women peacekeepers in preventing acts of sexual exploitation and abuse, as the Sixth Committee took up the Secretary-General’s reports on the matter.

Subscribe to