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Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends 21 Entries on Its Sanctions List

On 18 August 2026, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings ...
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General Assembly, 110th Meeting (AM) 1 September 2026

At 10 a.m., the General Assembly will hold a debate on the situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, in which over 30 representatives are expected to take the floor, including ...
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General Assembly, 114th & 115th Meetings (AM & PM) 4 September 2026

At 11 a.m., the General Assembly will take action on a host of drafts, including on rebalancing global cartographic representation of the world’s regions; the International Decade of Culture for ...
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Security Council Sanctions Committee Established Pursuant to Resolution 1988 (2011) Amends One Name on Its Sanctions List

On 27 August 2026, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and/or underline in the entry below on its 1988 ...
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General Assembly Marks International Day against Nuclear Tests, Adopts Texts Establishing Observances for ‘Greening the Planet’, Safe AI

Meeting to commemorate the International Day against Nuclear Tests 35 years after the closure of the Semipalatinsk test site, speakers in the General Assembly today used the occasion to reflect on why ...
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General Assembly Overwhelmingly Adopts Resolution Demanding Russian Federation Immediately End Illegal Use of Force in Ukraine, Withdraw All Troops

Member States today overwhelmingly adopted a resolution demanding the Russian Federation immediately end its invasion of Ukraine and unconditionally withdraw all its military forces from that ...
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Press Conference by Security Council President on Work Programme for September

The Security Council will aim to act on issues concerning Haiti, Iran and Sudan in September, the representative of France, its President for the month, told correspondents at a Headquarters press ...
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'No Safe Space Left’ in Ukraine, President of General Assembly Warns, as Speakers Decry Civilian Suffering, Call for Moscow’s Withdrawal from Occupied Territories

There is “no safe space left” in Ukraine as every part of the country “has been a target”, the General Assembly heard today, as Member States expressed alarm over reports that Kyiv had come under ...
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First Verified Destruction of Syrian Chemical Munitions Since 2014 Marks ‘Significant Progress’, Disarmament Chief Tells Security Council

The United Nations disarmament Chief told the Security Council today that the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has verified the destruction of 42 aerial bombs declared by ...
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Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Four Entries on Its Sanctions List

On 13 August 2026, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings ...
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UN80 Moving from ‘Diagnosis to Design’ and Implementation, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the General Assembly on the UN80 Initiative, in New York today: Let me begin by thanking you, Madam President, for your leadership ...
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General Assembly Adopts Landmark Resolution on Steering Artificial Intelligence towards Global Good, Faster Realization of Sustainable Development

Adopting a landmark resolution on steering the use of artificial intelligence towards global good, the General Assembly today also stressed the importance of addressing racial discrimination around ...