https://press.un.org/en en https://press.un.org/en/2026/ga12797.doc.htm With its credibility and effectiveness at stake, the Security Council must undergo comprehensive reform if the United Nations is to uphold its founding ideals, the General Assembly heard today. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:31:10 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/ga12797.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/blog/ga12798 At 10 a.m., the President of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, will present its 2025 report, A/81/L.7 for the Assembly's review and discussion. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:48:26 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/blog/ga12798 https://press.un.org/en/2026/gal3755.doc.htm Underscoring the importance of readily available educational materials and in-person legal training, speakers in the Sixth Committee (Legal) today discussed the widely supported United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:39:40 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/gal3755.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/gashc448.doc.htm The discontinuation of a United Nations human rights mandate risks leaving victims of discrimination without an international voice, experts warned the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today, exposing violence against persons with albinism, barriers to health justice and the denial of dignity to the dead. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:38:34 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/gashc448.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/gadis3775.doc.htm Delegates in the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security), concluding today’s thematic debate on conventional weapons, called for tighter safeguards against illicit arms transfers and diversion, binding global governance of autonomous weapons and updated tracing measures to address challenges posed by three-dimensional (3D) printed arms. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:00:47 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/gadis3775.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/db261022.doc.htm In Somalia, nearly 874,000 people could be displaced over the next three months, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) warned, with flooding accounting for 92 per cent. As heavy rains and El Niño threaten communities, IOM has secured just 14 per cent of the $16.6 million needed for emergency response. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:52:12 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/db261022.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/blog/ga12797 At 10 a.m., the General Assembly debates the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the 15-member organ. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:21:27 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/blog/ga12797 https://press.un.org/en/2026/gal3754.doc.htm The Sixth Committee (Legal) today took stock of two sets of draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission — relating to the responsibility of international organizations and the expulsion of aliens — as delegations debated whether these provisions are suitable for formal codification. Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:34:11 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/gal3754.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/gaspd842.doc.htm Commending the rigorous, evidence-based work of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation, the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) today approved without a vote a resolution concerning that body. Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:35:43 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/gaspd842.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/db261021.doc.htm In Geneva, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher sounded the alarm over El Niño, calling it a “behemoth” and a “wrecking ball” that will hit regions already battered by conflict; displacement; soaring food; fertilizer and fuel prices; and massive aid cuts. Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:31:07 -0400 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/db261021.doc.htm