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22 September 2025

From left: The UN Flag flies outside the General Assembly; General Assembly President Baerbock speaking at a high-level event; Participants at the SDG Media Zone; Security Council holds a meeting on threats to international peace and security.

United Nations LIVE: Beyond the podium

World leaders are gathering this week at United Nations Headquarters in New York at a time of global upheaval. Wars, poverty, human rights abuses and climate change are all issues that the 193 Member States will address with the UN at the centre of those discussions. UN News app users can follow here.

UN Affairs

Recommit to a two-State solution for Israel-Palestine conflict, 'before it's too late': Guterres

The time has come to free the 48 hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza and to stop the bombing, massacres and displacement in the embattled enclave, French President Emmanual Macron told delegates in the UN General Assembly Hall on Monday.

Peace and Security

Over 600 families who fled their homes because of violence are now living in tents in a former school.

World News in Brief: Call for new Haiti force, Ukraine and Sudan war updates, 'disturbing' sentence for China blogger

Without greater international engagement, Haiti risks sliding deeper into crisis, leaders warned on Monday at a meeting in New York convened to address the country's security collapse.

Peace and Security

Hundreds of Palestinian families continued to flee Gaza City in the north of the enclave via the overcrowded coastal al-Rashid Street, amid a severe shortage of transportation and soaring travel costs, as Israeli military operations persist in the city.

Offensive shutters nearly half of all malnutrition centres in and around Gaza City

Hostilities between Israeli forces and Hamas have led to the shuttering of almost half of all malnutrition centres in and around Gaza City, the northern area of the Strip where famine was declared a month ago.

Peace and Security

General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock addresses the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the thirtieth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women.

High-level week opens with celebration of women's empowerment

Only the fifth woman to preside over the UN General Assembly in its 80-year history has praised the courage of those "who fought for every phrase, every word in the Beijing Declaration," marking the 30th Anniversary of the pivotal international conference on women's empowerment.

Women

A wide view of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the eightieth anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations.

UN marks 80th anniversary of its founding

Music, memories and messages of peace filled the UN General Assembly Hall on Monday as the world body commemorated 80 years since its founding.

UN Affairs

A wide view of the UN Security Council chamber as members meet on threats to international peace and security.

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Take 'immediate steps' to de-escalate tensions over Russia-Ukraine war, urges Jenča

The Security Council met in New York in emergency session on Monday after planes from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) intercepted three Russia jets in Estonian airspace last Friday, according to the Estonian Government. Referencing the intensifying attacks by Russia on Ukraine and reported casualties inside Russia, "the world simply cannot afford such danger to spiral out of control," said Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča. Follow the meeting coverage live below, and UN News app users can click here.

Peace and Security

Friendly space for women at a camp for internally displaced people in Bentiu, South Sunda

30 years of advancing gender equality: Achievements, setbacks, and the road ahead

In the three decades since the groundbreaking Beijing Declaration on women's rights was adopted by the nations of the world, great progress has been made but women and girls still face unacceptable levels of violence and discrimination. At this year's General Assembly, UN delegates will reflect on the achievements made and raise awareness about the huge amount of work that still needs to be done.