Convening its first meeting of the seventy-eighth session today, the Sixth Committee (Legal) took up the Secretary-General’s report on measures to eliminate international terrorism, with delegates investigating the scourge’s emerging trends and ...
MEETINGS COVERAGE
Summaries of official meetings and events at UN Headquarters and overseas conferences.
The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) began its general debate on decolonization and related items today, with many speakers emphasizing the need to resolve the questions of the 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories, more than ...
Delegates in the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today tackled a diverse set of financial issues that included adequate funding to safely drawdown a peacekeeping mission in Africa, creating a stable financing mechanism for the ...
Note: A complete summary of today’s Second Committee (Economic and Financial) meetings will be made available on Tuesday, 3 October.
The Security Council today authorized deployment of a Multinational Security Support Mission, headed by Kenya, in close cooperation and coordination with the Government of Haiti, for an initial period of 12 months, with a review after nine.
Organized criminal groups use technology in every step of their process, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) heard today, as delegates highlighted the many scourges stemming from human trafficking and outlined ways to prevent ...
Amid rising geopolitical tensions and the peace and security architecture under unprecedented strain, the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) has a key role in ensuring disarmament will be at the centre of broader ...
Endorsing a political declaration adopted by world leaders last week, the General Assembly today reaffirmed its commitment to lift millions out of poverty and fight extreme hunger as initially pledged in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable ...
PRESS RELEASES
Press releases from the main United Nations bodies, as well as offices and departments of the Secretariat.
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Mental Health Day, observed on 10 October:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the International Climate and Energy Summit, in Madrid today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has appointed Bakhodir Burkhanov of Uzbekistan as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Lao People’s Democratic Republic with the host Government’s approval.
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Non-Violence, observed on 2 October:
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, arrived in Havana, Cuba, from New York, early on Thursday afternoon, 14 September.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Ferit Hoxha (Albania):
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Ferit Hoxha (Albania):
The Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, in connection with the examination of the third report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in Nigeria (document S/2022/596), agreed to convey the following ...