Critical Energy Transition Minerals: Member States briefing on the UN Panel outcome
"There is a danger that the clean energy transition could reproduce and amplify inequalities of the past: With developing countries –…
COP16 adopts landmark biodiversity agreements
The world’s largest biodiversity summit, known as COP16, concluded this weekend in Colombia, with several landmark decisions, including first ever…
UN Secretary General Guterres meets President Putin at BRICS Summit
The UN Secretary-General reiterated his position that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was in violation of the United Nations Charter…
UN Pact for the Future: World leaders pledge action for peace and sustainable development
World leaders on Sunday adopted the Pact for the Future, a landmark declaration pledging concrete actions towards a safer, more…
Outcome of the UN Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres unveiled the outcomes of his UN Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals, co-chaired by Ditte…
EEAS blog post by EU HR Borrell on the role of UN agencies in the Middle East
"The so-called 'realists' have long claimed that the blockade of Gaza could continue indefinitely and that the Palestinian issue would…
Uganda: NATO steps up cooperation with UN Regional Service Centre
“At UN request, NATO and UN staffs will continue to explore ways to expand our practical cooperation; our discussions have…
Sea level rise: UN Secretary-General’s press conference
"The ocean is overflowing. The changes here in the Pacific region are visible since my last visit. And around the world, rising…
The triple planetary crisis: Global Foresight Report reveals global shifts
As environmental, technological and societal change join forces to disrupt human and planetary health, the world must get better at…
EEAS and UN comment on the situation of political prisoners in Belarus
The EU takes note of the release of a number of political prisoners in Belarus. We are relieved by the…
World getting a “failing grade” on UN Global Goals report card
With just six years remaining to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global progress is alarmingly insufficient, with a mere…
UN chief Guterres: Algorithms should not control what people see
The United Nations launched new Global Principles for Information Integrity on Monday, emphasizing the need for immediate action to address…
First UN Virtual Worlds Day launches international effort on CitiVerse
The Global Initiative on Virtual Worlds – Discovering the CitiVerse will define norms and principles to guide the governance of metaverse…
Statement on Detention of UN and NGO personnel in Yemen
Yemen: Principals of affected United Nations Entities and International Non-Governmental Organizations demand the immediate release of detained personnel.
AI governance: ITU’s “AI for Good Global Summit” to focus on implementation
The AI for Good Global Summit 2024 will open in Geneva, Switzerland on 29 May with the UN's first AI Governance…
Top UN official slams Russia’s illegal elections in occupied Ukrainian regions
“Russia’s intention to conduct presidential elections from today, 15 March, until 17 March in areas of Ukraine under its control are…
Global Digital Compact: EU Statement at the informal UN consultations
"The Global Digital Compact has enormous potential to reaffirm and establish general goals and principles for digital cooperation; to promote…
UNRWA: EU HR Borrell speaks to UN Secretary General Guterres
The High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell held a phone call yesterday, 28 January, with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to discuss…
UN Secretary-General’s AI Advisory Body Interim Report – EU Statement
European Union Statement delivered by Axel de la Maisonneuve, ECOSOC Ambassador and Head of Sustainable Development at the EU Delegation…
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UN open-ended working group on ICT: EU statement on existing and potential threats
The increasing scale and severity of ransomware attacks is one element which heightens the risk to essential services and critical…
New UN Advisory Body aims to harness AI for the common good
Experts with deep experience across government, the private sector, technology, civil society, and academia have been tasked with supporting UN efforts to…
Conventional Weapons: EU Statement at the UN General Assembly 1st Committee
"The EU reiterates its firm commitment to the humanitarian imperatives that underscore many international conventions aimed at addressing the issue…
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Informal meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers: Press remarks by EU HRVP Borrell
I can assure you that we have not talked about it in the meeting. We have not gone into these…
United Nations 2.0: Reimagining our global organization for a world in flux
The transformation in skills and culture, encapsulated in the Secretary-General's vision of a UN 2.0, is focused on fostering cutting-edge capabilities…
EU Statement on UN Assembly Zero Draft Decision on the scope for the Summit of the Future
"We urgently need to see concrete deliverables on human rights in all its dimensions, including on promoting gender equality and…
UN Security Council: EU Statement at the briefing on Ukraine
New York, 15.05.2023 15 May 2023, New York – Statement on behalf of the European...
UK: Joint statement on extension of ceasefire in Sudan
London, 27 April 2023 A joint statement by the Trilateral Mechanism and the Quad on...
The fight continues: HR/VP Borrell on the food insecurity that Russia’s war is creating
Brussels, 21 November 2022 HR/VP blog – Last week, the Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered...
Informal EU Foreign Affairs meeting: Remarks by EU High Representative Borrell
Brussels, 20 September 2022 Check against delivery! Good evening to everybody. Sorry for being late....
Hiroshima anniversary: UN chief calls for global nuclear disarmament
New York, 5 August 2022 It is totally unacceptable for states in possession of nuclear...
EU Commission and UN discuss closer cooperation at retreat in New York
Brussels, 6 July 2022 On 7 and 8 July, President of the European Commission, Ursula von...
EU High Representative Borrell: Address to the UN Security Council
Brussels, 16 June 2022 Check against delivery! Thank you Madame President for giving me this...
Secretary-General Guterres’ meeting with Russian President Putin – UN and Russian versions
Moscow, 26 April 2022 Version of the United Nations in English and Russian (English version...
UN General Assembly: Overwhelming support for Ukraine (upated)
General Assembly Resolution Seeking End to Ukraine Hostilities ‘Is Loud and Clear’, Secretary-General Says, Warning Situation...
UN on Ukraine crisis: Terrified families seek shelter underground in capital
25 February 2022 Peace and Security Amid reported deadly missile attacks from Russia’s so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine, including...
Ukraine: Documents refering to the Minsk Agreement
In the context of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, politicians and media sometimes refer to...
EU Commission welcomes adoption of Kyoto declaration of cooperation on crime prevention
In a statement delivered yesterday, Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, welcomed the adoption of the Kyoto Declaration...