Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, President of the Government of Spain, addresses the launch of the Sevilla Platform for Action during the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4). 

In the Sevilla Platform for Action, coalitions of countries and stakeholders have put forward more than 130 high-impact initiatives to begin implementation of the Sevilla Commitment on day one. These initiatives complement the renewed global financing frameworks adopted by world leaders at the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development and will help deliver tangible progress to finance our future. The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), is taking place from 30 June to 3 July 2025 in FIBES Sevilla Exhibition and Conference Centre, Spain.Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, addresses the opening of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4). 

The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), is taking place from 30 June to 3 July 2025 in FIBES Sevilla Exhibition and Conference Centre, Spain.Secretary-General António Guterres (centre) attends an event on the ship Santa Maria Manuela, organized by the Oceano Azul Foundation, during the UN Ocean Conference in Nice. 

The Secretary-General is attending the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France (9 June - 13 June). The 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development has the  overarching theme “Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean”.In the Deep Sea Fishing Training Centre in Pusan trainees practice at the wheel and the speed telegraph on a simulated ship's bridge.Secretary-General António Guterres (right) visits the solar panels on the  roof of the United Nations Headquarters. 

The solar panels were a gift from India in 2019.A musical performance by the International Art Academy Hope Orchestra during the informal General Assembly meeting of the plenary to commemorate the eightieth anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the United Nations.Security Council unanimously adopts  Resolution 2784 (2025) on International Court of Justice (ICJ) election date. The Council decided that the election to fill the vacancy after the resignation of Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, shall take place on 12 November 2025 at a meeting of the Security Council and at a meeting of the General Assembly at its eightieth session.

Asim Iftikhar Ahmad (left), Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of July, chairs the meeting.A detailed view of the gavel as Philemon Yang, President of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly, chairs the 73rd plenary meeting of the General Assembly. 

The Assembly held election of non-permanent members of the Security Council during the 73rd plenary meeting. Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia, and Liberia were elected to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, with two-year terms beginning in January 2026.

Elections are held annually by secret ballot, with seats allocated by regional group. Candidates must secure a two-thirds majority in the 193-member General Assembly to be elected.Annalena Baerbock (right), newly elected President of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, briefs reporters after the 72nd plenary meeting of the General Assembly. The meeting held the election of the President of the General Assembly.Rafael Mariano Grossi (on screen), the Director General of the International Agency for Atomic Energy (IAEA), briefs the Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security.

Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council that the bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites by the United States marks a “perilous turn”, warning that the region cannot endure yet another “cycle of destruction.” The Secretary-General said there must be an immediate ceasefire and returned to “serious, sustained negotiations.”Secretary-General António Guterres (front) arrives to brief reporters on the situation in Gaza. 

"It is time for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. 
And full, safe and sustained humanitarian access," said the Secretary-General.The Security Council votes on a draft resolution during the meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. 

The resolution demanded an immediate unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza respected by all parties, it further demanded the immediate unconditional release of all hostages, as well as the lifting of all restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza. The resolution received 14 votes in favour and one vote against (United States). The resolution was not adopted due to the veto by a permanent member. 

A view of Council members voting in favour of the resolution.Youngsters swimming and having fun in Kusembe beach, eastern shore of Bali, Indonesia.Secretary-General António Guterres (left) walks with Stéphane Dujarric (centre), Spokesperson for the Secretary-General and Captain Mohammad Abdul-Hussein, OIC of the Executive Protection Unit (right) to brief reporters on the 168 United Nations personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty during 2024. 

"The women and men we honour today were not just names on a list. 
They were extraordinary individuals -- each one a story of courage, compassion, and service. They were driven by the pursuit of peace. By the urgency to ease human suffering. And by the conviction that every person, everywhere, deserves dignity and protection. This past year has been especially devastating in Gaza. Today’s ceremony includes recognition of 126 of our colleagues killed there -- 125 of them serving with UNRWA," said the Secretary-General.A fisherman on a canoe fishing in Lake Fewa. In an effort to improve the fishing techniques in the country, the Government of Nepal has established a boat building workshop on the shores of Lake Fewa.The emblem of the United Nations on the wall in the General Assembly Hall during the 73rd plenary meeting of the General Assembly. The Assembly held election of non-permanent members of the Security Council. 

Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia, and Liberia were elected to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, with two-year terms beginning in January 2026.

Elections are held annually by secret ballot, with seats allocated by regional group. Candidates must secure a two-thirds majority in the 193-member General Assembly to be elected.Although most of UNEF's soldiers have suffered from mild attacks of dysentery and similar diseases, familiar to troops concentrated in the area during World War II, their rate of sickness has been much lower than expected. The high food value of UNEF rations and the health precautions taken by UNEF have helped create this bright picture. Even the current Asian influenza epidemic in the Middle East has not seriously affected the young soldiers from the ten nations which make up the United Nations Emergency Force in the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Desert.
Four soldiers (left to right: Norwegian, Indian, Swedish and Yugoslav) waiting to see the doctor at the Norwegian Field Hospital.A detailed view of a folded United Nations flag during a ceremony held at the opening of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Sevilla, Spain. The ceremony symbolizes that the venue is under the jurisdiction of the United Nations during the duration of the Conference.

The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), is taking place from 30 June to 3 July 2025 in FIBES Sevilla Exhibition and Conference Centre, Spain.A view of UN Security Officers during a flag ceremony held at the opening of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Sevilla, Spain. The ceremony symbolizes that the venue is under the jurisdiction of the United Nations during the duration of the Conference.

The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), is taking place from 30 June to 3 July 2025 in FIBES Sevilla Exhibition and Conference Centre, Spain.Secretary-General António Guterres opens the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4). 

" We are here in Sevilla to change course. To repair and rev up the engine of development to accelerate investment at the scale and speed required. And to restore a measure of fairness and justice for all, " said the Secretary-General. 

The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), is taking place from 30 June to 3 July 2025 in FIBES Sevilla Exhibition and Conference Centre, Spain.

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