In Geneva, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher sounded the alarm over El Niño, calling it a “behemoth” and a “wrecking ball” that will hit regions already battered by conflict; displacement; soaring food; fertilizer and fuel prices; and massive aid cuts.

As the world enters the final years implementing the 2030 Agenda, speakers stressed the urgent need to translate commitments to close the sustainable development financing gap and reduce soaring debt burdens into results, at the annual joint meeting of the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) and the Economic and Social Council today. Suela Janina (Albania), […]

Troubled by the ongoing liquidity crisis impeding the United Nations ability to deliver on its mandates, delegates in the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today emphasized that Member States’ timely payment of assessed contributions to the regular and peacekeeping budgets is crucial. Speaking for the Group of 77 and China, Uruguay’s representative said the Group […]

The Security Council today called for stronger measures to protect children affected by armed conflict from violations and abuses facilitated by digital technologies, while promoting their safe use for education and child protection. Unanimously adopting resolution 2832 (2026) (to be issued as document S/RES/2832 (2026)), the Council condemned all violations of applicable international law involving […]

As the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) celebrates its sixtieth anniversary, speakers in the Sixth Committee (Legal) today highlighted how its work contributes to establishing legal certainty in the realm of international trade and investment. The Commission’s work is of “direct and enduring importance”, stressed its Chair Michael Imran Kanu (Sierra Leone), […]

The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) today approved over 20 draft resolutions and 1 decision, many of them recommendations from the Special Committee on Decolonization, even as the representative of the United States called for ending that body’s mandate and described some of its activities as a waste of resources. Among the texts approved […]

Meeting shortly after the third anniversary of the attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israel, followed by devastating — and ongoing — Israeli military operations in Gaza, the Security Council today heard about the perilous state of life on the Strip, unchecked violence in the West Bank and a two-State solution on […]

In Ukraine, large-scale attacks killed at least six civilians, injured 84 and disrupted power and water supplies across 11 regions. Attacks also damaged humanitarian facilities. The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission reported an 85 per cent rise in civilian casualties in September compared with a year earlier.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Leaders’ Summit on Biodiversity, at the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, in Yerevan today: I thank the Government of Armenia for hosting this vital summit, and for sharing with us the wonders of the Caucasus. This landscape, […]

Escalating Israeli settler activity in the Palestinian territories and the Syrian Golan, along with the destruction of resources in Gaza represent an unprecedented catastrophe reversing “77 years of human development”, a senior United Nations official warned the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) today as it took up the issue of those lands. Youssef Chaitani, Chief […]

Transparency and confidence-building measures emerged as a central theme in the First Committee’s (Disarmament and International Security) first day of thematic debates on nuclear weapons, as States underscored their value in reducing nuclear risks amid ongoing arsenal modernization, the erosion of arms-control frameworks, and rising political tensions. Adedeji Ebo, Deputy to the High Representative for […]

The conflict and humanitarian crisis in Sudan continue to deteriorate without any visible breakthrough, Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, warned the Security Council today. With the warring parties not moving towards dialogue and believing “that they can make greater gains on the battlefield”, she regretted the absence of a credible commitment to […]

In Ukraine, large-scale attacks killed at least six civilians, injured 84 and disrupted power and water supplies across 11 regions. Attacks also damaged humanitarian facilities. The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission reported an 85 per cent rise in civilian casualties in September compared with a year earlier.

In Ukraine, large-scale attacks killed at least six civilians, injured 84 and disrupted power and water supplies across 11 regions. Attacks also damaged humanitarian facilities. The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission reported an 85 per cent rise in civilian casualties in September compared with a year earlier.

The Security Council today renewed the sanctions regime concerning Haiti, including its travel-ban, asset-freeze and arms-embargo measures. By a recorded vote of 14 in favour to none against, with one abstention (Russian Federation), the Council adopted resolution 2831 (2026) (to be issued as document S/RES/2831(2026)). By its terms, the Council expressed concern at reports of […]