https://press.un.org/en en https://press.un.org/en/2026/gal6763.doc.htm As the Sixth Committee (Legal) continued discussing the third cluster of topics from the annual report of the International Law Commission today, delegates repeatedly underlined the need for the Commission to consider geographically diverse State practice and experience in its work on topics such as the principle of due diligence in international law. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:31:55 -0500 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/gal6763.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/gaspd849.doc.htm Concluding its debate on information, with repeated calls for information integrity, press freedom and multilingualism, the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) today approved two draft resolutions that give direction to the international community’s collective fight for information integrity. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:45:52 -0500 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/gaspd849.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/sgsm23358.doc.htm Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, observed on 15 November: Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:13:04 -0500 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/sgsm23358.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/gashc4456.doc.htm Over 117 million people have been forced from their homes by conflict, violence and persecution, the United Nations refugee chief warned the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today, as dwindling humanitarian resources strain assistance to displaced populations and host countries. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:12:15 -0500 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/gashc4456.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/db261104.doc.htm In Mozambique, more than 7,000 people have fled violence in Cabo Delgado province since late September, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Nearly 80 per cent are women and children. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:44:21 -0500 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/db261104.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/gaab4522.doc.htm Examining the physical and financial status of renovation projects at United Nations facilities around the globe, Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) delegates today urged Secretariat officials to use the lessons learned from these multi-million-dollar undertakings when tackling future capital projects. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:13:37 -0500 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/gaab4522.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/sgsm23357.doc.htm Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message for the fourteenth World Forum for Democracy, held in Strasbourg, France, from 4 to 6 November: Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:17:23 -0500 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/sgsm23357.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/sgsm23356.doc.htm Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the launch of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Adaptation Gap Report, in Nairobi today: Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:30:01 -0500 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/sgsm23356.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16499.doc.htm The Security Council and General Assembly today elected five judges to the International Court of Justice for nine-year terms beginning on 6 February 2027. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 10:28:04 -0500 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16499.doc.htm https://press.un.org/en/2026/gal3762.doc.htm The Sixth Committee (Legal) today continued its weeks-long engagement with the work of the International Law Commission, covering two clusters of topics that spanned seven different legal issues varying from measures to prevent piracy and armed robbery at sea to determining the rules of international law. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:09:38 -0500 United Nations https://press.un.org/en/2026/gal3762.doc.htm