https://press.un.org/en en https://press.un.org/en/2026/gashc4454.doc.htm As global military spending reaches $2.9 trillion amid record levels of conflict, a United Nations expert urged a shift from war economies to peace, while the Human Rights Council warned of funding shortages hampering its work. Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:52:31 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/gashc4454.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/db261030.doc.htm Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher has allocated $3.5 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support early action for the impact of El Niño in Eritrea. Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:27:47 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/db261030.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/ga12803.doc.htm As the Human Rights Council marks its twentieth year, concerted international effort is needed for the universal human rights system to be strengthened, especially in the face of UN80 reforms, the General Assembly heard today as it considered that body’s annual report (and its addendum). Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:26:08 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/ga12803.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16496.doc.htm-0 The Security Council today unanimously adopted resolution 2834 (2026) (to be issued as document S/RES/2834(2026)), renewing for 12 months the authorization of the European Union-led multinational stabilization force (EUFOR-Althea) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The force is mandated to help implement the military aspects of the 1995 General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Peace Agreement, as well as provisions concerning the inter-entity boundary line and related issues. Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:56:16 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16496.doc.htm-0 https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16497.doc.htm The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) for one year until 31 October 2027, reiterating its full support for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the Mission, Hanna S. Tetteh, in her efforts to further an inclusive political process. Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:37:51 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16497.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/gaspd846.doc.htm The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) today approved a draft resolution emphasizing the need to increase the benefit of space science and technology to contribute to economic growth and sustainable development, even as delegates expressed differences about the text’s references to health, developing countries and women’s participation. Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:31:58 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/gaspd846.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16496.doc.htm The Security Council today unanimously adopted resolution 2834 (2026) (to be issued as document S/RES/2834(2026)), renewing for 12 months the authorization of the European Union-led multinational stabilization force (EUFOR-Althea) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:19:50 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16496.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/sgt3478.doc.htm The Secretary-General arrived in Cairo, Egypt on Saturday, 24 October. Later in the afternoon, he did an interview with Al-Ahram newspaper. Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:23:08 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/sgt3478.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16495.doc.htm The Security Council today unanimously adopted resolution 2833 (2026) (to be issued as document S/RES/2833(2026)), extending the mandate of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia until 31 October 2027, focusing on its primary function to support verification and monitoring of implementation of the Final Agreement pertaining to resolution 2366 (2017). Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:13:25 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16495.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/gapal1497.doc.htm The United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People held its 431st meeting, with the theme “Human Dignity under Strain: The Humanitarian and Human Rights Consequences in the Occupied Palestinian Territory”, on 29 October 2026 at United Nations Headquarters in New York, with briefings by Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967; Farida Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on the right to education; Surya Deva, Special Rapporteur on the right to development; and Srinivasan Muralidhara, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel. Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:27:02 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/gapal1497.doc.htm