Human Rights Council reaffirms Palestinian self-determination

CSW70 focused on women’s and girls’ access to justice, discriminatory laws and structural barriers. The agenda connected gender equality to legal systems, public institutions and resources, concerns...

The Council condemned Iran’s missile and drone strikes on Gulf states. The resolution addressed retaliatory attacks but did not condemn the US-Israeli strikes that had initiated the war, a contrast...

Iran’s foreign minister transmitted a letter alleging that the United States and Israel attacked the country on 28 February. The letter entered the official record and reflects how states contest...

The UN Palestine committee held a meeting with Palestinian women experts during CSW70, examining gendered effects of occupation and measures third states could take. The session connected women’s...

The Commission adopted agreed conclusions calling for inclusive legal systems, repeal of discriminatory laws and action on structural barriers. The text was negotiated by member states and offers a...

The Financing for Sustainable Development Report assessed the pressure on development finance and the large investment gap facing the SDGs. Its analysis follows the Sevilla Commitment and highlights...

The three-day forum brought youth representatives together to discuss coordinated action on the 2030 Agenda. Young people from the Global South raised questions of meaningful participation, public...

The forum concluded after sessions on innovation and implementation. Youth demands underscored that intergenerational participation requires decision-making power and financing, not only symbolic...

The forum reviewed debt, trade, private finance, international financial architecture and development cooperation under the Sevilla Commitment. G77 and developing-country debates continued to...

Indigenous representatives met at the UN to address rights, lands and development. Their participation broadens decolonial history beyond state independence, foregrounding peoples whose sovereignty...