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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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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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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, 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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Security Council, 10217th Meeting (AM) Syria/OPCW

The Security Council today will hold a meeting on the situation in the Middle East, focusing on efforts to eliminate the Syrian chemical weapons programme in accordance with resolution 2118 (2013). UN ...
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Palestinian Rights Committee, 430th Meeting (AM)

The General Assembly’s Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will meet today to hear an update on the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, 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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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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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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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 ...