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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 Adopts Text to ‘Correct the Map’, among Others Proclaiming Decade of Culture for Sustainable Development, Child Marriage Elimination Day

Decade of culture for sustainable development ©UN Web TV The Assembly then proclaimed 2027-2036 the International Decade of Culture for Sustainable Development, adopting a resolution of the same name ...
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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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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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Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply concerned by news of a boat carrying migrants adrift off the Canary Islands for almost a month before it was found. Spanish authorities ...
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New Permanent Representative of Sweden Presents Credentials

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Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

A UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) report released today says victims of Afghanistan’s decades-long armed conflict continue to face severe physical, psychological, social and economic ...
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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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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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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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New Permanent Observer of League of Arab States Presents Letter of Appointment

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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 ...