Meetings Coverage

Highlighting Rapidly Growing Links between Climate and Conflict, Security Council Emphasizes Need to Boost International Support, Increase Financing

While climate change exacerbates conflict-causing tension, conflict, in turn, leads to pollution and ecosystem damage, the Security Council heard today, in a wide-ranging discussion on climate and security.

World Leaders Reflect on 30 Years of Social Progress, Call for Renewed Cooperation, as Doha Summit for Social Development Concludes

DOHA, QATAR (6 November) — As the Second World Summit for Social Development concluded today in Doha 30 years after the first was held in Copenhagen, speakers shared national experiences to alternately showcase progress or appeal for assistance — both in service of urging the international community to fulfil the promises made in both cities.

Social Justice, Peace Inseparable Foundations for Lasting Prosperity, Speakers Stress, as Doha Social Development Summit Continues

DOHA, QATAR (5 November) — At the World Summit for Social Development, delegates from all regions reaffirmed that true progress must place people at the centre, calling for stronger global solidarity, universal social protections and rights-based policies to eradicate poverty, reduce inequality and ensure that "no one is left behind".

With Abyei’s Final Status Still Hanging, Security Council Urges Sudan, South Sudan to De-escalate Violence, Speedily Implement Existing Agreements

The war in Sudan and political uncertainty in South Sudan continue to stall progress in political dialogue on the final status of Abyei — the disputed area along the border between the two countries — a senior UN official informed the Security Council today, as its members urged robust support for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) ahead of its expiration on 15 November.

2140 Yemen Sanctions Committee Chair Briefs Security Council, as Speakers Address Efforts for Stemming Arms, Dual-Use Components to Houthis

Members of the Security Council traded barbs today over the origin of restricted items flowing into Yemen, as they were briefed by the chair of the committee tasked with implementing an arms embargo, economic sanctions and other measures aimed at tackling the country’s bloody — and increasingly regional — civil conflict.

Final Doha Round Table Highlights Need to Fulfil Social Development Promises since Copenhagen

DOHA, QATAR (5 November) — Speakers at the final round-table discussion of the Second World Summit for Social Development today, in evaluating progress made since the First World Summit was held in Copenhagen 30 years ago, underscored the need to make good both on those promises and the ones made in Doha yesterday so that future generations do not continue to inherit the same problems.

Opening Panel of Doha World Summit Calls for Action to Strengthen Poverty Eradication, Employment, Social Inclusion

DOHA, QATAR (4 November) — Speakers at the opening panel of the Second World Summit for Social Development today called for renewed global commitment to the three pillars of social development — poverty eradication, full and productive employment and decent work for all, and social inclusion — underscoring the urgent need to translate the commitments of the Doha Political Declaration into concrete action.

As Doha Summit Opens, World Leaders Adopt Political Declaration, Commit to Advancing Social Justice, Equality, Sustainable Development

DOHA, QATAR (4 November) — Global leaders meeting at the Second World Summit for Social Development in Qatar today adopted a landmark pledge to build a fairer, more inclusive and sustainable future for all people.

Human Rights Council President Presents Report, as General Assembly Speakers Call for End to Double Standards, Collaboration between Geneva, New York

The Human Rights Council must serve as a "sanctuary of humanity" that not only protects but also delivers on the promise of human rights as enshrined in the United Nations Charter, the General Assembly heard today, as it considered the body’s report.

Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2795 (2025), Security Council Renews Mandate of European Union-led Stabilization Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Security Council today unanimously adopted resolution 2795 (2025), renewing for 12 months the authorization granted to the European Union for the multinational stabilization force, EUFOR-Althea, in Bosnia and Herzegovina.