Press releases, press conferences, statements, official travel
Summaries of official meetings and events at UN Headquarters and overseas conferences.
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations continued its 2022 session today, deferring action on 37 entities seeking special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and closing...
The Security Council extended for a year today the sanctions regime imposed on South Sudan, including the arms embargo, travel ban and financial measures, even as some of its members questioned the...
Note: A complete summary of today's Security Council meeting on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will be made available on Friday, 27 May.
Note: A complete summary of today's Security Council meeting on the Middle East will be made available on Friday, 27 May.
Following the recent election that brought President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud into power, the Security Council today extended until 31 October 2022 the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission...
The Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) today for another year, until 31 May 2023, retaining its core tasks.
With civilians accounting for nearly 90 per cent of war-time casualties and humanitarians threatened with arrest for providing aid to “the enemy”, the Security Council simply must do more to ensure...
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations continued its 2022 session today, recommending 2 entities for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and deferring action on...
Press releases from the main United Nations bodies, as well as offices and departments of the Secretariat.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Ceremony and the Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award event, in New York today:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Africa Dialogue Series High-Level Policy Dialogue “Strengthening Resilience in Nutrition and Food Security on the African Continent...
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the opening ceremony of the seventh Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, in Bali, Indonesia, today:
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Linda Thomas-Greenfield (United States):
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for Africa Day, observed on 25 May:
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Linda Thomas-Greenfield (United States):
A Zimbabwean peacekeeper who recently completed her assignment with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), will receive the 2021 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award.
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Peacekeepers, observed on 29 May:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ commencement address to Seton Hall University, in Newark, United States, today:
