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December
- General Assembly approves $3.72 billion UN budget for 2025 UN News 25 Dec 2024 -- The General Assembly wrapped up the main part of its 79th session on Tuesday, approving a $3.72 billion budget for the United Nations for 2025 and adopting a new programme to support landlocked developing countries.
November
October
September
- The Unthinkable: What Nuclear War In Europe Would Look Like RFE/RL 27 Sep 2024 -- In the latest grim uptick of Russia's nuclear weapons policy, President Vladimir Putin suggested on September 25 that the Kremlin could use nuclear weapons against any state attacking Russia if that country was supported by a nuclear power.
- Is China-US competition driving the Africa proposal in the UN? VOA 27 Sep 2024 -- This week at U.N. meetings in New York, the United States said that two African countries should have permanent seats on one of the world's major decision-making bodies, the United Nations Security Council.
- Kenyan president discusses Haiti, UN reform, Gen-Z protests VOA 27 Sep 2024 -- On the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, Kenyan President William Ruto sat down with VOA's Peter Clottey for an in-depth conversation Thursday.
- At UN, Muhammad Yunus urges world leaders to 'invest in your young citizens' UN News 27 Sep 2024 -- Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh paid tribute to the role of youth in his country, as he urged global leaders at the UN General Assembly to invest in the potential of their own countries' younger generations to shape a fairer, more equitable world.
- 'We need a reset' says Prime Minister of Barbados UN News 27 Sep 2024 -- The world needs a "reset" the Prime Minister of Barbados told the UN General Assembly on Friday morning.
- Secretary-General's remarks to the annual meeting of G77 Foreign Ministers UN Secretary-General 27 Sep 2024
- Minister Sikorski takes part in high-level week of 79th UN General Assembly session Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Sep 2024 -- From 23 to 27 September, Poland's top diplomat, Radosław Sikorski, was on a visit to New York for the General Debate of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).
- UNGA Debates Disarmament After Putin Proposes Revisions To Russian Nuclear Doctrine RFE/RL 26 Sep 2024 -- The UN General Assembly on September 26 marked the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons with a long debate on nuclear disarmament that coincidentally came just one day after Russian President Vladimir Putin caused alarm by proposing revisions to his country's nuclear doctrine.
- Is This The End Of Nuclear Arms Control? RFE/RL 26 Sep 2024 -- "For the first time since the Cuban missile crisis, we have a direct threat to the use of nuclear weapons.... We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy and the Cuban missile crisis," U.S. President Joe Biden said in 2022.
- Secretary-General's message on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons UN Secretary-General 26 Sep 2024
- Secretary-General's remarks at High-level Meeting Commemorating and Promoting the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons UN Secretary-General 26 Sep 2024
- G4 Ministerial Joint Press Statement on the reform of the UN Security Council Germany Federal Foreign Office 24 Sep 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Call with UN Secretary-General Guterres US Dept. of State 14 Sep 2024
- General Assembly wraps up with calls for unity and resolve UN News 10 Sep 2024 -- The 78th session of the UN General Assembly closed on Tuesday, concluding a tumultuous year in international diplomacy and underscoring the need for a collective resolve among nations to confront pressing challenges.
- Secretary-General's remarks at the Closing of the Seventy-Eight Session of the United Nations General Assembly [as delivered] UN Secretary-General 10 Sep 2024
- Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening of the Seventy-Ninth Session of the United Nations General Assembly [as delivered] UN Secretary-General 10 Sep 2024
August
- 'Lessons of the past forgotten' as nuclear proliferation continues UN News 28 Aug 2024 -- More than 2,000 nuclear tests have been conducted at over 60 sites around the world since testing began on 16 July 1945, resulting in uninhabitable lands and long-term health problems, Secretary General António Guterres said in his message marking Friday's International Day to end testing once and for all.
- Africa Has Provided Clear, Compelling Vision for Security Council Representation, Speakers Stress in Historic Debate on Enhancing Continent's Participation UN Security Council 12 Aug 2024 -- Africa has articulated a clear and compelling vision for its representation on the Security Council, that body heard today at a historic high-level debate on enhancing the continent's effective participation in the United Nations organ tasked with maintenance of peace and security.
- Security Council: Africa deserves permanent seat at the table, says Guterres UN News 12 Aug 2024 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for urgent reform of the Security Council, criticizing its outdated structure and lack of representation for Africa, which he argued undermines the body's credibility and global legitimacy.
- With Under-Representation in Voice, Over-Representation in Challenges, Africa Must Have Permanent Seat, Secretary-General Tells Security Council, Citing 'Glaring Omission' UN Security Council 12 Aug 2024 -- Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres' remarks to the Security Council debate on "Maintenance of Peace and Security: Addressing the Historical Injustice and Enhancing Africa's Effective Representation in the United Nations Security Council", in New York today:
- Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on Addressing the Historical Injustice and Enhancing Africa's Effective Representation in the Security Council [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French] UN Secretary-General 12 Aug 2024
- Permanent African representation on the UN Security Council is a matter of urgency: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 12 Aug 2024 -- Statement by Lord Collins of Highbury, Minister for Africa and the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on enhancing Africa's effective representation in the UN Security Council.
- Secretary Blinken's Call with UN Secretary General Guterres US Dept. of State 07 Aug 2024
- UN chief warns of nuclear 'danger' as world remembers Hiroshima; urges elimination of weapons UN News 06 Aug 2024 -- The UN Secretary-General called for nuclear disarmament on Tuesday as the world marked 79 years since the bombing of Hiroshima, promising that the UN will "spare no effort to ensure the horrors of that day are never repeated."
- Secretary-General's message to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial on the 79th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima UN Secretary-General 06 Aug 2024
- Press Conference by Security Council President on Programme of Work for August UN Security Council 01 Aug 2024 -- The Security Council's programme for August features a first-ever discussion on enhancing Africa's effective representation in the body, as well as an open debate on the New Agenda for Peace, its President for the month told a Headquarters press conference today.
July
June
- Nuclear Powers Continue To Modernize Arsenals, Rely On Them More, New Study Says RFE/RL 17 Jun 2024 -- The nine nuclear-armed nations in the world continue to modernize their nuclear arsenals amid growing reliance on them as deterrence in 2023, a fresh report issued on June 17 by a Swedish think tank said.
- Spending on nuclear weapons hit $91.4 billion in 2023, watchdog finds VOA 17 Jun 2024 -- The world's nine nuclear-armed states together spent $91.4 billion last year, or nearly $3,000 per second, as they "continue to modernize, and in some cases expand their arsenals," according to a report issued Monday by ICAN, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.
- Pakistan, Somalia, Panama, Denmark and Greece elected to UN Security Council UN News 06 Jun 2024 -- The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia to serve as non-permanent members on the Security Council for two-year terms beginning on 1 January next year.
- UN member states approve 5 countries for Security Council seats VOA 06 Jun 2024 -- The U.N. General Assembly approved five new members Thursday for two-year terms on the organization's powerful 15-nation Security Council in a lackluster "election."
- Pakistan's Election as Non-Permanent Member of the UN Security Council Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Jun 2024 -- Pakistan has been elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the term 2025-2026, receiving an overwhelming support in the elections held by the UN General Assembly in New York today.
- Secretary-General's special address on climate action "A Moment of Truth" UN Secretary-General 05 Jun 2024
- UN chief warns target to limit global warming is slipping away VOA 05 Jun 2024 -- The U.N. secretary-general said Wednesday that the world is "at a moment of truth" to reach targets in the 2015 Paris climate accord to limit global warming, as the planet has just experienced the 12 hottest consecutive months on record.
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with UN Secretary-General Guterres US Dept. of State 04 Jun 2024
May
April
March
- 1540 Committee Chair Briefs Security Council on Government Efforts in Past Year to Prevent Non-State Actors from Acquiring Weapons of Mass Destruction UN Security Council 26 Mar 2024 -- Ahead of the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of a resolution aiming to prevent non-State actors from acquiring weapons of mass destruction, the head of the Security Council Committee tasked with its implementation today briefed the organ on the work of that subsidiary body over the past year.
- Guterres urges disarmament now as nuclear risk reaches 'highest point in decades' UN News 18 Mar 2024 -- Almost 80 years after the incineration of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear weapons still represent a clear and present danger to global peace and security, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Monday.
- Nuclear Warfare Risk at Highest Point in Decades, Secretary-General Warns Security Council, Urging Largest Arsenal Holders to Find Way Back to Negotiating Table UN Security Council 18 Mar 2024 -- With geopolitical tensions escalating the risk of nuclear warfare to its highest point in decades, reducing and abolishing nuclear weapons is the only viable path to save humanity, the UN chief told the Security Council, as delegates expressed deep concern about the continuous erosion of the international non-proliferation architecture.
- Disarmament Now Only Viable Path to Vanquish Senseless, Suicidal Shadow of Nuclear War, Secretary-General Tells Security Council, Outlining Six Steps for Non-Proliferation UN Security Council 18 Mar 2024 -- Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres' remarks to the UN Security Council's open debate on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, in New York today:
- Nuclear war cannot be won and must not be fought: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 18 Mar 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.
- UN an 'unsinkable compass' for humanity, says top EU official UN News 12 Mar 2024 -- A top European Union (EU) official on Tuesday emphasized the crucial role of the United Nations in addressing global challenges, describing it as an "unsinkable compass" for humanity.
- United Nations: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell after his address to the UN Security Council European External Action Service (EEAS) 12 Mar 2024
- United Nations: Speech by High Representative Josep Borrell at the annual UN Security Council session on EU-UN cooperation European External Action Service (EEAS) 12 Mar 2024
February
- UK Statement at Conference on Disarmament: High-level Segment UK FCDO 29 Feb 2024 -- Conference on Disarmament: High-level Segment. Statement by the United Kingdom, as delivered by Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon at the United Nations on 28 February 2024.
- Deadlock over disarmament 'not acceptable': Guterres UN News 26 Feb 2024 -- Amid geopolitical divides, arms competition, increasingly dangerous new technologies and an elevated nuclear risk, the Secretary-General on Monday highlighted his concern that the UN Conference on Disarmament is consistently failing to deliver.
- Secretary-General's remarks to the Conference on Disarmament UN Secretary-General 26 Feb 2024
- In Munich, Guterres calls for new global order that works for all UN News 16 Feb 2024 -- Global governance in its present form is entrenching divisions and fuelling discontent, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told world leaders attending the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Friday.
- Secretary-General's remarks to the Munich Security Conference: Growing the Pie: A Global Order that works for Everyone UN Secretary-General 16 Feb 2024
- UN Chief: Current Global Order Fails Millions VOA 16 Feb 2024 -- The U.N. secretary-general told the Munich Security Conference Friday that the current global order is not working and that millions of ordinary people are paying "a terrible price."
- Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council High-level Open Debate on the Impact of Climate Change and Food Insecurity on the Maintenance of Int'l Peace and Security UN Secretary-General 13 Feb 2024
- Rising hunger: UN chief identifies wars, climate chaos as aggravating factors UN News 13 Feb 2024 -- Countries must act now to break the deadly links between conflict, climate and food insecurity, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, addressing a Security Council meeting focused on these challenges.
- Secretary-General's opening remarks at press conference on 2024 Priorities UN Secretary-General 08 Feb 2024
- Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly on Priorities for 2024 UN Secretary-General 07 Feb 2024
January
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