Peace is never elegant, it is “a messy series of concessions that leave everyone truly exhausted, but alive” and that is infinitely preferable to the alternative, the Security Council heard today from the speaker of a country that has survived a ...

The Security Council’s permanent members remained split today over whether UN sanctions related to Iran’s nuclear programme are still in force, as Liberia — one of the Council’s 10 elected members — called for the establishment of a Secretariat ...

While Central African countries have achieved several important governance milestones, those strides have unfolded against a “troubling backdrop” marked by relentless terrorist attacks, mass population displacement and increasing restrictions on ...

The war in Ukraine is deadlier today than at any point since the start of the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion in 2022, top UN officials warned the Security Council today, as Council members repeatedly stressed “enough is enough” and ...

Despite surface stability in Afghanistan, the lives of its people are increasingly restricted, a senior UN official in that country said, as she urged the international community to stay engaged over the long term, even if progress is slow ...

In a year marked by global instability and proliferating conflicts, the Security Council made modest progress in meeting the world’s growing demand for action that is more coherent and less hamstrung by political divisions, the General Assembly ...

The General Assembly today adopted several texts, including one that urged Member States to strengthen health systems towards the provision of equitable universal health coverage.

The discovery of previously undeclared chemical weapons in Syria — including the types infamously used in the town of Ghouta in 2013 — marks a “momentous” step forward for the global community, the Security Council heard today, as the UN’s ...

The General Assembly today elected Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe as non-permanent members of the Security Council for a two-year term beginning on 1 January 2027.