High-level Political Forum begins its 2026 review of the SDGs

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 Council met at Bahrain’s request following an Iranian attack on the kingdom. The episode extended the regional war and placed state sovereignty, civilian protection and maritime security under...

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...

The conference examined how displacement and annexation affect Palestinians in Jerusalem and the prospects for a just peace. It situated present policy within a longer history of dispossession and...