MEETINGS COVERAGE
Summaries of official meetings and events at UN Headquarters and overseas conferences.
Amid rapidly inflating military expenditures, ever-more-sophisticated trafficking networks and the emergence of technologies, such as 3D-printed weapons, senior United Nations and civil society leaders urged more robust action to stem the bloody ...
The Security Council decided today to remove two individuals from its Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions list – including the President appointed in the wake of Syria’s December 2024 popular uprising – as ...
While climate change exacerbates conflict-causing tension, conflict, in turn, leads to pollution and ecosystem damage, the Security Council heard today, in a wide-ranging discussion on climate and security.
DOHA, QATAR (6 November) — As the Second World Summit for Social Development concluded today in Doha 30 years after the first was held in Copenhagen, speakers shared national experiences to alternately showcase progress or appeal for assistance ...
The war in Sudan and political uncertainty in South Sudan continue to stall progress in political dialogue on the final status of Abyei — the disputed area along the border between the two countries — a senior UN official informed the Security ...
Members of the Security Council traded barbs today over the origin of restricted items flowing into Yemen, as they were briefed by the chair of the committee tasked with implementing an arms embargo, economic sanctions and other measures aimed ...
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DOHA, QATAR (5 November) — Speakers at the final round-table discussion of the Second World Summit for Social Development today, in evaluating progress made since the First World Summit was held in Copenhagen 30 years ago, underscored the need ...
DOHA, QATAR (4 November) — Speakers at the opening panel of the Second World Summit for Social Development today called for renewed global commitment to the three pillars of social development — poverty eradication, full and productive ...
PRESS RELEASES
Press releases from the main United Nations bodies, as well as offices and departments of the Secretariat.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Peter N. Due of Denmark as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
On 3 October 2025, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014) held informal consultations to discuss the final report of the Panel of Experts, which is to be submitted pursuant to paragraph 3 of resolution 2758 ...
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to twenty-sixth session of the UN Tourism General Assembly, in Riyadh today:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the twentieth conference of youth on climate change, in Belém, Brazil, today:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the thirtieth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30) on the theme “10 Years of the Paris Agreement: NDCs and Financing”, in ...
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Toilet Day, observed 19 November:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for Africa Industrialization Day, observed on 20 November:
On Friday, 24 October, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Hanoi, Viet Nam, to participate in a high-level event marking the opening for signature of the UN Convention against Cybercrime.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, early on Sunday, 26 October, to take part in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-UN Summit, chaired by Malaysia.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Energy Transition Roundtable at the thirtieth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30), in Belém today: