MEETINGS COVERAGE
Summaries of official meetings and events at UN Headquarters and overseas conferences.
The conflict expanding across the Middle East has now arrived on Yemen’s shores, the senior United Nations official in the country told the Security Council today, warning that attacks by Houthi militants on critical waterways are imperiling ...
The West Bank is at a breaking point, with settler violence reaching unprecedented levels, the Security Council heard today.
Arrangements to hold long-awaited elections in South Sudan in December remain insufficient, the Security Council heard today, as speakers called for urgent action so that the world’s youngest nation can finally complete its transition to a ...
Winning the fight against Islamic State in the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) and its splinter groups requires intensive international cooperation and practical action, senior UN officials told the Security Council today, warning that terror networks are ...
The Security Council today renewed the sanctions regime targeting non-State armed groups and individuals operating in the Central African Republic for another year.
In a Middle East aflame with tensions, from Gaza to the Gulf, resolving the Palestine-Israel conflict remains central to wider peace, the Security Council heard today.
After taking stock of progress towards Security Council reform and looking ahead to future negotiations on that topic, the General Assembly today adopted several texts relating to upcoming reviews and meetings, as well as to its Second Committee ...
Intensified hostilities in Ukraine, the Russian Federation and surrounding maritime corridors are exacting a devastating toll on civilians and imperiling global food security, senior UN officials warned the Security Council today, citing attacks ...
Following fraught deliberations on its reappointment of the standing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for another four-year term, the General Assembly today also adopted several draft texts concerning sustainable development, peace and ...
PRESS RELEASES
Press releases from the main United Nations bodies, as well as offices and departments of the Secretariat.
On 14 August 2026, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities enacted the amendments specified ...
On 13 August 2026, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities enacted the amendments specified ...
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, observed on 22 August:
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Major General Jawwad Ahmed of Pakistan as the new Force Commander for the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message on the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, observed on 21 August:
On Monday night, 27 July, the Secretary-General arrived in Cyprus to express his commitment to support for Cypriot communities in the search for a comprehensive and sustainable settlement of the Cyprus issue.
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message on World Humanitarian Day, observed on 19 August:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message, as delivered by Under-Secretary-General Izumi Nakamitsu, at the Nagasaki Peace Memorial on the eighty-first anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, in Nagasaki, Japan, today:
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Christina Markus Lassen (Denmark):