📅 20 April 2026
Indigenous representatives met at the UN to address rights, lands and development. Their participation broadens decolonial history beyond state independence, foregrounding peoples whose sovereignty...
📅 28 July 2026
Council members discussed Gaza and the wider Middle East, including the Gulf. A limited ceasefire had not ended the humanitarian emergency or occupation, and military escalation threatened to displace...
📅 26 August 2026
The Security Council heard that two million people remained in a severe humanitarian crisis despite the limited ceasefire. The briefing challenged claims that a ceasefire alone had ended the...
📅 25 March 2015
The permanent memorial “The Ark of Return” was unveiled at UN Headquarters. It centered remembrance of enslaved Africans within an institution created after the Second World War, while advocates...
📅 13 June 1989
The conference brought states and UN agencies together amid a growing number of Vietnamese and other Indochinese asylum seekers. It addressed asylum, resettlement, screening, and return, making...
📅 15 July 2025
UN officials called for de-escalation and protection of civilian infrastructure following maritime attacks and strikes on Yemen’s ports.
📅 16 June 2026
The UN Security Council scheduled a briefing on Yemen as military activity and the regional spillover risk remained central concerns. The envoy called for preserving the political track.
📅 10 September 2026
The Security Council heard that new regional and domestic escalations had unraveled the period of relative calm. UN briefers described risks to civilians, ports, airports and oil infrastructure.
📅 24 December 1951
Libya became independent under King Idris, following Italian occupation, British and French administration, and UN negotiations. It was the first former Italian colony to become an independent state...
