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Secretary-General’s remarks to the International Law Commission [as delivered]

Mr. Chair, distinguished members of the International Law Commission, ladies and gentlemen, colleagues,I am pleased to be ...
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4 things you should know about the latest data on SDG progress

July 2026 - As world leaders gather at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development to take stock of progress on the 17 SDGs, UN DESA’s Statistics Division is releasing The Sustainable ...
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Report launch: The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2026

With less than five years remaining to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2026 will deliver a candid assessment of progress and setbacks, ...
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Media Advisory | HLPF 2026

WHAT: As the world steps up efforts to deliver on the 2030 Agenda, countries and communities are gathering at the 2026 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) at UN Headquarters ...
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Independent International Scientific Panel on AI

The Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence has officially released its Preliminary Report. Read the report Watch the Press Conference on the Launch (UN Web TV) ...
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Cooperatives for SDG 16: Building trust and the foundations for peaceful societies

On 4 July 2026, the International Day of Cooperatives will bring together cooperative enterprises, policymakers, scholars and ...
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Secretary-General's remarks to the Annual Session of the Peacebuilding Commission

We gather to mark both the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Peacebuilding Architecture and the first-ever Peacebuilding ...
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Four years after major summit, UNESCO convenes global leaders to tackle the education financing crisis

Four years after major summit, UNESCO convenes global leaders to tackle the education financing crisis. Four years after the landmark Transforming Education Summ ...
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Ms. Rania A. Al-Mashat of Egypt - Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Rania A. Al-Mashat of Egypt as the next Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission ...
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Press Release: General Assembly to Commemorate UN Charter Day

General Assembly to Commemorate UN Charter Day New York, 24 June 2026 – On Friday, 26 June 2026 at 10:00 a.m., the General ...
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Special Address by the Secretary-General on the Global Response to the Climate and Energy Crises

On 23 June 2026, the UN Secretary-General delivered a special address presenting the latest scientific evidence linking the climate crisis and growing energy insecurity to continued fossil fuel ...
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655 million people still living without electricity underscore urgent need to deliver on universal energy access target

Washington, New York, Paris, Geneva, Abu Dhabi, 24 June 2026 – At a time when energy security and affordability have risen to the top of the development agenda, 655 million people globally still lack ...