MEETINGS COVERAGE
Summaries of official meetings and events at UN Headquarters and overseas conferences.
On the heels of decisions to transition the Multinational Security Support Mission to the Gang Suppression Force and renew the sanctions regime concerning Haiti, the Security Council heard today that improving the security situation there is ...
The General Assembly holds its annual debate today on the work of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.
In the wake of dramatic events in December 2024 — when a popular uprising ousted long-time Syrian President Bashar al-Assad — sustained international engagement and urgent sanctions relief are now needed to support the country’s political ...
As the United Nations faces the possibility of ending 2025 with a cash deficit, delegates in the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) considered ways to surmount the looming crisis, from delaying credit returns to tackling payment ...
Warning of political deadlock and growing tensions, the top United Nations official in Kosovo stressed need for Belgrade and Pristina to "avoid measures that might erode trust", as he briefed the Security Council via video link on the Secretary ...
The Security Council today decided that the sanctions regime on Haiti will be renewed for one year and that its travel-ban, asset-freeze and arms-embargo measures will also apply to individuals and entities engaging in activities that ...
Warning of the risk of bankruptcy amid shrinking resources and growing needs, the United Nations chief today briefed the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) on the Organization’s proposed budget for 2026, outlining the funding and ...
With the world’s youngest population, abundant natural resources and infinite opportunities for growth, unlocking Africa’s potential requires global solidarity, renewed investments and a level financial playing field, the General Assembly heard ...
The Security Council today takes up the Secretary-General’s report on the "Strategic review of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)". The report (document S/2025/611) is submitted pursuant to resolution 2755 (2024), in which the ...
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 announced today the appointment of Steven Hill of the United States as Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs. He succeeds Stephen Mathias, also of the United States, to whom the ...
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) XVI Conference, in Geneva today:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the High-level Event on Early Warnings for all at the Extraordinary Session of the World Meteorological Congress, in Geneva today:
The United Nations today launched Shared Lives, Shared Future, a global exhibition marking the Organization’s eightieth anniversary through powerful human stories from around the world.
On 21 October 2025, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‐Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities enacted the amendments specified ...
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks for the Shared Lives, Shared Future exhibition, in New York today:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Cities Day, observed on 31 October:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the fifty-third session of the Committee on World Food Security, in Rome today:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development, in Aswan, Egypt, today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: