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Informal meeting of the plenary on the UN80 initiative. Related Sites and Documents:  UN80 initiative  &  PGA Letter . Watch the informal  meeting of the plenary to hear a briefing on the UN80 Initiative - General Assembly, 80th session! Live General Assembly Coming Up

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Approval of the appointment of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - Item 115 (n): note by the Secretary-General (A/80/797); draft decision (A/80/L.100) Action on the draft decision and the proposal by the Secretary-General Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields - Item 13; Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit - Item 117: draft resolutions (A/80/L.97, A/80/L.98) Action on the draft resolutions Culture of peace - Item 14: draft resolutions (A/80/L.77/Rev.1, A/80/L.88) Action on the draft resolutions Sustainable development - Item 18: draft resolution (A/80/L.94) Action on the draft resolution Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items - Item 7; South-South cooperation for development - Item 23 (b): draft resolution (A/80/L.90) (Item 7 to reallocate sub-item (b) of agenda item 23) Action on the draft res...

Improving global road safety - Item 12: high-level meeting of the General Assembly on improving global road safety. Plenary segment (continued) Closing segment   Watch the General Assembly: 105th Plenary meeting, 80th session! General Assembly

 - Item 12: high-level meeting of the General Assembly on improving global road safety. - Draft resolution (A/80/L.95) Opening segment Adoption of the Progress Declaration Plenary segment Watch General Assembly: 104th Plenary meeting, 80th session! General Assembly

The theme of the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Midterm Review of the New Urban Agenda (NUA), 16-17 July 2026, is "Delivering Sustainable Urbanization for All: Accelerating and Scaling Implementation of the New Urban Agenda to 2036 Together". Multi-stakeholder Panel 3 - Delivering Urban Resilience in an Era of Escalating Crises on Climate, Disaster and Environmental Risk . As climate change, environmental degradation, and disaster risks intensify, cities are increasingly on the frontlines of global crises. Despite growing global commitments including under the Rio Conventions, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, and other agreements, significant gaps remain in translating these frameworks into integrated, coherent, localized impacts. While many countries have embedded urban dimensions into their NDCs, housing dimensions and adaptation remain underfinanced, and resilience-building efforts are often fragmented across sectors and scales. This p...

The theme of the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Midterm Review of the New Urban Agenda (NUA), 16-17 July 2026, is " Delivering Sustainable Urbanization for All: Accelerating and Scaling Implementation of the New Urban Agenda to 2036 Together ". Multi-stakeholder Panel 1 - Delivering for People: Scaling Adequate Housing, Land, Basic Services, and Inclusion. Sustainable urban development is achieved by and for the people. Achieving the vision of the NUA hinges on responding to the needs of, and respecting, protecting and fulfilling the human rights of all, particularly those at risk of being left behind, including women, children and youth, older persons, persons with disabilities, refugees, internally displaced persons and migrants, persons experiencing homelessness, as well as Indigenous Peoples and local communities. In this regard, the right to adequate housing as well as access to land, basic services, public health and inclusive urban opportunities are ...

The theme of the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Midterm Review of the New Urban Agenda (NUA), 16-17 July 2026, is " Delivering Sustainable Urbanization for All: Accelerating and Scaling Implementation of the New Urban Agenda to 2036 Together ". Plenary segment (Continued) The plenary segment will highlight regional and national experiences in implementing the NUA, identify priority actions and share commitments and transformative efforts to accelerate progress. Guiding Questions: 1. What progress has been achieved since 2016, and what are the most critical barriers hindering progress? 2. What priority actions are needed to accelerate delivery in the next decade? 3. What specific commitments or partnerships can be announced to support implementation? 4. How to strengthen international cooperation to address current gaps and emerging challenges collectively? Related Sites and Documents:  Concept note . Watch the Midterm Review of the New Urban Agenda (NUA)...

The theme of the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Midterm Review of the New Urban Agenda (NUA), 16-17 July 2026, is " Delivering Sustainable Urbanization for All: Accelerating and Scaling Implementation of the New Urban Agenda to 2036 Together ". Opening segment Adoption of the political declaration Plenary segment The plenary segment will highlight regional and national experiences in implementing the NUA, identify priority actions and share commitments and transformative efforts to accelerate progress. Guiding Questions: 1. What progress has been achieved since 2016, and what are the most critical barriers hindering progress? 2. What priority actions are needed to accelerate delivery in the next decade? 3. What specific commitments or partnerships can be announced to support implementation? 4. How to strengthen international cooperation to address current gaps and emerging challenges collectively? Related Sites and Documents:  Concept note . Watch the mid...

On 31 July 2025, the Secretary-General presented to Member States the Report of the Mandate Implementation Review, examining how UN mandates are created, delivered, and reviewed, offering concrete proposals to strengthen each function. In decision79/571 of 2 September 2025, the General Assembly decided, inter alia, to establish an Informal Ad Hoc Working Group of the General Assembly to consider, in its scope, the proposals contained in the report of the Secretary-General and to identify principles and follow-up actions in order to improve the creation, delivery and review of mandates. In resolution 80/251 of 31 March 2026 decided to continue the work of the informal ad hoc working group on mandate implementation review as the Ad Hoc Working Group on Mandate Implementation Review (the Working Group). More information on the AHWG can be provided on the AHWG website. Related Sites and Documents:  AHWG Website ;  Proposed roadmap of Working Group activities through July 2026 ...

Across two ministerial roundtable discussions, Member States are invited to take stock of national-level implementation of the Pact for the Future, using the SDGs under in-depth review at the HLPF as a thematic frame. Opening Segment Ministerial Roundtable One: Delivering for People and Planet The first roundtable focuses on the SDGs under in-depth review at the HLPF, each of which finds direct and substantive expression in the Pact's commitments. Taken together, SDG 6 - Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, SDG 7 - Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, and SDG 11 - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable represent the infrastructure of sustainable development, without which no other development goal can be sustainably achieved. Ministerial Roundtable Two: Making Multilateralism Fit for the Future The second roundtable centers on SDG 17: Strengthen the means of i...

  General Assembly: 101st plenary meeting, 80th session. Global health and foreign policy - Item 127: Draft resolution A/80/L.87. Action on the draft resolution Strengthening the role of mediation in the peaceful settlement of disputes, conflict prevention and resolution - Item 31(b) Debate on the item (continued). Report of the Peacebuilding Commission - Item 28; Peacebuilding and sustaining peace - Item 62; Report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund - Item 111: Reports of the Secretary-General (A/80/617 and A/80/651 Joint debate on the items (continued)   Watch the General Assembly: 101st plenary meeting, 80th session! General Assembly

(Continued) Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba. Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items - Item 7; Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba - Item 38 (Item 7 to take a decision to reopen agenda item 38) Continuation of the Debate on the item. Watch the General Assembly: 100th plenary meeting, 80th session! General Assembly

Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba. Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items - Item 7; Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba - Item 38 (Item 7 to take a decision to reopen agenda item 38) Debate on the item. Watch the General Assembly: 99th plenary meeting, 80th session! General Assembly

   Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items - Item 7: Note by the Secretary-General (A/80/243) Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields - Item 13; Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit - Item 117: Draft resolution (A/80/L.86) Action on the draft resolution - From the New Partnership for Africa's Development to Agenda 2063: progress in the implementation of sustainable development in Africa and international support - Item 65 (a): Draft resolution (A/80/L.83) Action on the draft resolution  - Global health and foreign policy - Item 127: Draft resolution (A/80/L.71) Action on the draft resolution - The responsibility to protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity - Item 131: Report of the Secretary-General (A/80/716) Continuation of the debate on the item....

General Assembly: 97th plenary meeting, 80th session. The responsibility to protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity - Item 131: Report of the Secretary-General (A/80/716) Debate on the item. Related Sites and Documents:  A/80/716 . Watch the General Assembly: 97th plenary meeting, 80th session! General Assembly

The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. Related Sites and Documents:  Report of the Secretary-General (A/80/620) . Watch the General Assembly: 96th plenary meeting, 80th session! General Assembly

The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy - Item 118: report of the Secretary-General (A/80/620) Draft resolution (A/80/L.82) Draft amendments (A/80/L.84, A/80/L.85) Debate on the item Related Sites and Documents: Report of the Secretary-General (A/80/620) Watch the General Assembly: 95th plenary meeting, 80th session! General Assembly