Meetings coverage, press releases, press conferences, committees
Meetings Coverage
Summaries of official meetings and events at UN Headquarters and overseas conferences.
21 October 2019
Experts Press Governments to Better Protect Victims of Stigma as Third Committee Delegates Call for Respecting Rights of Older Adults, Persons with Disabilities
States must do more to safeguard the rights of those facing intersecting forms of discrimination, experts told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today, as delegates discussed...
21 October 2019
Sufficient Financing, Strengthened Country Offices Needed for Development System, Delegates Say, as Second Committee Takes Up Operational Activities
With the United Nations striving to reform its development system into a more robust, reliable and accountable entity, delegates underscored the importance of sufficient financing, revamped country...
21 October 2019
Fourth Committee Approves Two Draft Resolutions as It Concludes General Debate on Questions Relating to Information
The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) approved two draft resolutions today as it concluded its general debate on questions relating to information.
21 October 2019
Amid Frozen Disarmament Momentum, Nuclear-Weapon States Must Renew Drive to Reduce, Liquidate Stockpiles, Delegates Tell First Committee
Alarmed by the existence of thousands of atomic bombs installed worldwide, delegates today called for concrete steps to be taken, especially by the largest possessor States, to end arsenal...
21 October 2019
Delegates Call for Expansion of International Trade Commission Membership, Reforms in Investor-State Disputes, as Sixth Committee Takes Up Annual Report
As the Sixth Committee (Legal) took up the report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) today, delegates called for an expansion of that Commission’s membership,...
18 October 2019
Adequate Housing Vital to Enjoying Decent Living Standards, Expert Tells Third Committee, as Governments Weigh Role of 'Big Tech' in Public Service Provision
Experts described a landscape where Governments evict indigenous peoples from their homes and use technology to deny people living in poverty access to basic services, as the Third Committee (Social...
Press Releases
Press releases from the main United Nations bodies, as well as offices and departments of the Secretariat.
21 October 2019
Amid Great Worldwide Change, United Nations Still Focused on Advancing Well-Being of Real People, Secretary-General Says in Message for International Observance
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for United Nations Day, observed on 24 October:
21 October 2019
Women’s Participation Proven to Enhance Peacemaking, Security, Yet Gender Equality Still Elusive, Secretary-General Tells African Union Peace and Security Council
Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohamed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the African Union Peace and Security Council, in Addis Ababa today:
21 October 2019
Africa Should Emulate Ethiopia’s Gender Equality Advances, Deputy Secretary‑General Says at Launch of African Women Leaders Network’s National Chapter
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the launch of the Ethiopian chapter of the African Women Leaders Network, in Addis Ababa today:
21 October 2019
Activities of Secretary General in Washington, D.C., 19 October
United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres travelled to Washington, D.C., on Saturday, 19 October, to take part in the annual meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary...
21 October 2019
Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Nangarhar, Eastern Afghanistan
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Jerry Matthews Matjila (South Africa):
21 October 2019
Deputy Secretary-General, at Ethiopia Forum, Highlight’s Crucial Transformative Role of Women in Fighting Human Trafficking, Promoting Peace
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the breakfast forum on the transformational role of women in addressing human trafficking: looking at...