MEETINGS COVERAGE
Summaries of official meetings and events at UN Headquarters and overseas conferences.
Speakers at a high-level dialogue on ending violence against women and girls today underscored the urgent need for survivor-centred justice, stronger legal protections and services, and coordinated action to address femicide, conflict-related ...
The Security Council met today to debate Iran’s nuclear programme amid rising tensions in the Middle East, as the Russian Federation and China challenged the legality of United Nations sanctions on Tehran under the “snapback” mechanism.
The Security Council today adopted a resolution condemning Iran’s “egregious attacks” against its regional neighbours amid rapidly spiraling violence in the Middle East, while rejecting a second draft tabled by the Russian Federation.
“Lebanon is exhausted by other people’s wars”, the Security Council heard today during a briefing on the country, as Iran and Israel were urged to stop fighting their war in its territory.
The Commission on the Status of Women continues its seventieth session at UN Headquarters in New York under the priority theme “Ensuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls, including by promoting inclusive and equitable ...
After hearing an address by the President of the Philippines, the General Assembly today adopted three draft resolutions concerning an upcoming high-level meeting on global road safety, as well as two international observances — all of which ...
Ministers gathering at the Commission on the Status of Women today urged States to remove discriminatory laws and structural barriers so women can denounce crimes without fear and receive protection, support and redress.
Syria’s past chemical-weapons programme came under further scrutiny today as the Security Council examined new findings indicating that, in addition to the 26 declared sites, more than 100 other locations may have been involved in the previous ...
The General Assembly hall filled with feminists from around the world as the Commission on the Status of Women began its annual two-week gathering with a contentious recorded vote to adopt its outcome document.
PRESS RELEASES
Press releases from the main United Nations bodies, as well as offices and departments of the Secretariat.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks for the launch of the Flash Appeal for Lebanon, in Beirut today:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of la Francophonie and French Language, observed on 20 March:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks upon receiving the Atatürk International Peace Award, in Ankara today:
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the high-level meeting of the Group of Friends for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls, in New York today:
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the occasion of the briefing for Member States on the Gender Equality Acceleration Plan: The United Nations system-wide shift for Gender ...
On 10 March 2026, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and/or underline in the entries below on its 1988 List of individuals and entities subject to the ...
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, observed on 15 March:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Town Hall of Women Civil Society Leaders, in New York today:
On Sunday, 22 February, the Secretary-General arrived in Geneva, Switzerland. On Monday, 23 February, he delivered remarks at the opening of the sixty-first session of the Human Rights Council.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: