https://press.un.org/en en https://press.un.org/en/2026/gashc4452.doc.htm Foreign weapons, military technology and fighters are fuelling Sudan’s devastating conflict, a United Nations investigator warned the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today, as human rights experts reported mass killings, executions and intensifying repression in Iran, alongside systematic violations against women and children in Afghanistan. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 19:54:05 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/gashc4452.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/gal3759.doc.htm Discussion of the International Law Commission’s annual report continued in the Sixth Committee (Legal) today, with speakers taking the floor to discuss, among other topics, the appropriate balance to be struck between preventing impunity and respecting sovereign equality when considering the immunity from foreign criminal jurisdiction provided to State officials. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 19:33:43 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/gal3759.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/db261028.doc.htm In Yemen, more than 281,000 people have been displaced since the start of August, a majority of them sheltering in Taiz Governorate alone, according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 19:27:17 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/db261028.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/gadis3779.doc.htm The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) today approved three draft resolutions and two decisions related to non-nuclear weapons of mass destruction. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:11:20 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/gadis3779.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/gaspd844.doc.htm Delegates in the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) expressed concern about the resource crunch facing the Outer Space Committee at a time when space technology is becoming indispensable for development and disaster management. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:03:43 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/gaspd844.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/sgsm23350.doc.htm Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks for the event “Honouring Our Values at Home: Advancing Anti-racism and Women’s Rights in the United Nations”, in New York today: Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:58:17 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/sgsm23350.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/sgt3476.doc.htm UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Yerevan, Armenia, on Thursday, 15 October, to attend the United Nations Biodiversity Conference, known as COP17. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:17:21 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/sgt3476.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/ga12801.doc.htm The General Assembly today adopted a resolution calling for an end to the 64-year-old economic restrictions imposed on Cuba by the United States. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:15:29 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/ga12801.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/blog/ga12801 The General Assembly will meet today at 10 a.m. to take action on a draft resolution titled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba (document A/81/L.5). Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:53:45 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/blog/ga12801 https://press.un.org/en/2026/gadis3778.doc.htm The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) today approved 20 draft resolutions and 4 decisions related to nuclear disarmament and other nuclear-weapons issues. Tue, 27 Oct 2026 20:05:51 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/gadis3778.doc.htm