MEETINGS COVERAGE
Summaries of official meetings and events at UN Headquarters and overseas conferences.
Amidst ever-more-frequent wildfires, drought, cyclones, flooding, hurricanes and other hazards, the Sixth Committee (Legal) today deliberated over the International Law Commission’s draft articles on the protection of persons in the event of ...
Delegates in the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today spotlighted the numerous challenges facing developing countries — such as armed conflict, climate change, poverty and food insecurity — and shared national and global ...
“It is unacceptable to prolong the decolonization processes of the 17 existing Non-Self-Governing Territories,” Costa Rica’s delegate said today as the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) began its general debate on ...
Two years after the September 2022 explosions that severely damaged the Nord Stream 1 and 2 natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, the Security Council met today at the request of the Russian Federation, who, in the absence of a briefer ...
Amid “the perfect storm” of escalating geopolitical tensions, climate change and lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) opened its seventy-ninth session today, with delegates calling ...
Continuing its debate on measures to eliminate international terrorism, Sixth Committee (Legal) speakers expressed concerns over the threats posed by the scourge in the Sahel region and the evolution of new and emerging terrorist threats, while ...
Despite persisting security challenges, Somalia continues to forge progress on national priorities, including in assuming full responsibility for its own security, senior officials told the Security Council today, as members underscored the need ...
The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) today approved its work programme for the seventy-ninth session and set out guidelines for its completion within the allotted time frame.
The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) opened its seventy-ninth session today, approving a programme of work with topics ranging from international trade, debt and development financing to global partnerships, poverty eradication and food ...
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 has appointed Rossana Dudziak of the United States as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Peru, with the host Government’s approval, starting today.
The text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the nineteenth Summit of La Francophonie is not available in English.
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the bicentenary of the founding of the Basotho Nation, in Lesotho, today:
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, arrived in Singapore on the night of 31 August.
The Secretary-General arrived in Shanghai from Singapore on the night of 2 September.
The Secretary-General arrived in Dili, Timor-Leste from Tonga in the afternoon of Wednesday, 28 August.
The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) elected Maritza Chan Valverde (Costa Rica) Chair on 6 June.
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, arrived in Nuku’Alofa, Tonga, from New Zealand, on Saturday evening, 24 August.
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, arrived in Apia, Samoa, in the evening of 21 August 2024.
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, arrived in Auckland, New Zealand, from Samoa on the evening of Friday, 23 August.