Security Council meets after Iran attack on Bahrain

The Assembly decided that negotiations should continue on the pathogen access and benefit-sharing annex, including contracts governing access and benefits. The unfinished annex reflects developing...

The Assembly adopted a resolution to strengthen monitoring of medicine safety. The action highlights a practical dimension of health sovereignty: countries need reliable institutions and resources...

At the Security Council, the Secretary-General called for a complete ceasefire and restoration of navigational rights and freedoms under international law. The crisis around the Strait of Hormuz...

The Special Political and Decolonization Committee heard sharply divided views about Western Sahara and the UN mission. The dispute reflects the unfinished process of decolonization and the Sahrawi...

China’s foreign minister presented proposals for UN and governance reform, arguing that developing states need a stronger voice. Such calls overlap with NAM’s long-standing demands, though rhetoric...

The HLPF opened to assess progress on the 2030 Agenda amid multiple global crises. For developing states, slow progress is tied to debt, unequal finance and structural constraints as well as...

The Agency told the Security Council that attacks and restricted access had disrupted monitoring and it could no longer verify the status of nuclear material at certain facilities. The case underlines...

The HLPF concluded after reviewing development goals and proposed actions. Repeated commitments still face an implementation gap where states lack affordable capital, technology transfer and fiscal...

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...

The envoy warned the Security Council that renewed fighting threatened regional stability and civilians. Yemen’s experience shows how external intervention, arms flows and competing geopolitical...