https://press.un.org/en en https://press.un.org/en/2026/sgsm23349.doc.htm Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council open debate on women, peace and security, in New York today: Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:34:49 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/sgsm23349.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/ga/shc4451.doc.htm Myanmar’s military has intensified attacks on civilians as the country’s death toll since the 2021 coup surpassed 100,000, United Nations experts warned the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today, while a separate investigation cautioned that South Sudan’s approaching elections risk triggering another war. Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:42:14 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/ga/shc4451.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/gaspd843.doc.htm As geopolitical tensions impact the work of the Outer Space Committee, delegates in the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) stressed the importance of transparency and dialogue during their debate on international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space. Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:20:15 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/gaspd843.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16491.doc.htm Addressing the Security Council today, the senior UN nuclear safety official requested that Tehran clarify outstanding questions about its nuclear programme, as divisions among speakers hardened into fault lines, pitting Council members who believe sanctions have snapped back into force against those who consider them expired. Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:19:33 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16491.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/ga12800.doc.htm Tensions flared in the General Assembly today as the United States accused Cuba of corruption and repression, prompting a procedural intervention from Havana’s Foreign Minister amid widespread calls for Washington, D.C., to end the decades-long economic, commercial and financial embargo against the Caribbean nation. Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:50:15 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/ga12800.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/blog/sc16492 At 3 p.m. today, the Security Council will hold its annual open debate on women, peace and security, which this year is titled “Women, peace and security in the next quarter century: fulfilling the promise through implementation”. Tue, 27 Oct 2026 14:05:43 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/blog/sc16492 https://press.un.org/en/2026/sga2446.doc.htm United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Gleb Desyatnikov of the Russian Federation as Assistant Secretary-General for Mine Action and Police in the Department of Peace Operations. Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:58:14 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/sga2446.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/blog/sc16491 The Security Council will hold a briefing on Iran under the “Non-proliferation” agenda item today at 10 a.m. The meeting will focus on the recent referral of Iran to the Security Council by the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi is expected to brief members. Tue, 27 Oct 2026 06:49:29 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/blog/sc16491 https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16489.doc.htm The Senior Representative for implementing the relevant resolution on the Iraq-Kuwait dossier warned the Security Council today that “more than 35 years after Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990, this humanitarian file remains unresolved”. Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:01:32 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16489.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/db261026.doc.htm The UN’s Senior Ebola Coordinator has expressed outrage over the killing of a nurse working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 24 October. This, along with the looting of a health centre on 25 October, highlight how violence and mistrust can undermine the response as the number of confirmed cases rises. Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:55:47 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/db261026.doc.htm