United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Chaloka Beyani commended Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly for its unanimous adoption of a motion to declare Congress a space free of hate speech, harassment, discrimination and intolerance. The declaration will serve as “a model of what legislators can and must do, Ms. Beyani said.
Urging parties in Yemen to build on fresh momentum generated by the United States-Iran peace deal and the release of 1,600 prisoners held over two years of Yemen’s protracted civil war, speakers in the Security Council today called on the Aden-based Government and Sana’a-based Houthis to work towards an inclusive political settlement.
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 following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
The Peacebuilding Fund has approved $4.8 million for a new programme in central Mali to support and strengthen communities and local institutions in areas affected by violent extremism. It will be implemented by the UN Development Programme, UN-Women and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and terrorism.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Leonor Zalabata Torres (Colombia):
In Mauritania, the UN Central Emergency Response Fund has released $2.5 million to prepare for and mitigate the impact of expected severe drought. The funds will enable the Food and Agriculture Organization, UN Children’s Fund, World Food Programme and aid partners immediately support around 120,000 people.
On 8 May 2026, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014) held informal consultations to consider the midterm update of the Panel of Experts on Yemen, submitted pursuant to paragraph 19 of resolution 2801 (2025).
In Somalia, hunger is pushing 6 million people — almost a third of the population — into critical levels of food insecurity, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP).
