After a week of wrangling over the text, the UN Security Council finally agreed a resolution on the war in Gaza. See below for the full text. Its main points were that it: reaffirmed the obligations of the parties to … Continue reading →
The following statement was made in Jerusalem on International Human Rights Day, 10 December 2023, by Lynn Hastings, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Today could have been a celebration of the 75th anniversary of … Continue reading →
On 6 December 2023, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wrote the following letter to the current President of the Security Council, Permanent Representative of Ecuador Jose Javier de la Gasca Lopez Dominguez. Dear Mr. President, I am writing under … Continue reading →
The video below shows the speech of Riyad Al-Maliki, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Observer State of Palestine, who addressed a Security Council meeting on 24 Oct 2023 which was convened to discuss the Israel-Palestine crisis. He … Continue reading →
The video below shows the speech of His Excellency Eli Cohen, Foreign Minister of the State of Israel, who addressed a Security Council discussion of the Israel-Palestine crisis. He responded angrily to the remarks made earlier by the UN Secretary-General, … Continue reading →
The video below shows the speech of António Guterres, the UN Secretary General, who addressed a Security Council meeting on 24 Oct 2023 which was convened to discuss the Israel Palestine. The remarks he made brought condemnation from Israel with … Continue reading →
The UN System Chart is a non-exhaustive document which reflects the structure of the UN. This document was published in July 2023 and will not be updated again until 2025. Click to download.
Continue reading →On 20 July 2023, UN Secretary-General António Guterres presented to member states his policy brief on A New Agenda for Peace, which outlines his vision for multilateral efforts for peace and security based on international law. It outlines an extensive … Continue reading →
From 31 July to 11 August 2023, the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) takes place in Vienna. This will be the first of three planned … Continue reading →
As the author of this sits in a cold office in Coventry, UK, wearing a fleece to try to keep warm, data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service shows that the first three weeks of July were the warmest on … Continue reading →