UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake opens in Addis Ababa

The United States attacked three Iranian nuclear facilities during the Iran-Israel conflict. The strikes escalated the war and sharpened disputes over sovereignty, pre-emptive force and the role of...

A ceasefire halted direct exchanges between Iran and Israel after US strikes. The episode renewed NAM arguments against unilateral force and for peaceful settlement, but left regional security and...

The UN conference convened governments and institutions to address development finance, debt and reforms to global financial governance. These concerns echo NAM’s long-standing call for economic...

The conference concluded with an outcome framework and initiatives addressing debt, investment and the financing architecture. The text sought to mobilize resources for sustainable development, though...

The Court issued an advisory opinion finding that states have binding obligations under international law to protect the climate system. Pacific island states and other vulnerable countries had helped...

France and Saudi Arabia co-chaired the high-level conference to advance a two-state solution. Delegations debated ending the war, recognizing Palestinian statehood, implementing international law...

Conference leaders and representatives issued a declaration calling for a permanent ceasefire, Palestinian sovereignty and an end to occupation. Its co-sponsors included many NAM states; the...

The conference closed its general debate and prepared the New York Declaration for further UN action. Governments voiced support for Palestinian self-determination, but disagreements about...

The Assembly approved the declaration by 142 votes to 10, with 12 abstentions. The vote demonstrated broad international support for a political path to Palestinian statehood; it could not by itself...

The opening of the General Debate brought leaders to the UN under pressure from wars, debt, climate impacts and eroding confidence in international law. NAM and G77 diplomacy continued to call for...