Source: United Nations (video statements)
Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
International Days
Global Dialogue on AI Governance
High-Level Conference on The Repatriation of Persons from Al-Hol, Surrounding Camps and Places of Detentions
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Unifil
Sudan
Ukraine
Peacebuilding
Briefings Today and Tomorrow
UNGA WEEK STATISTICS
We have already heard from 112 speakers in the General Assembly.
And in terms of the Secretary-General’s bilateral meetings, so far, he has completed 89 and he has a further 58 to go.
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE TOTAL ELIMINATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
This morning, Courtenay Rattray, the Chef de Cabinet, delivered remarks on behalf of the Secretary-General at the event to mark the International Day for the total elimination of nuclear weapons.
He said that nuclear weapons continue to menace our world, and despite decades of promises, we see this threat accelerating and evolving.
This is not just a crisis of weapons, he said, it is a crisis of memory, responsibility, and courage.
He called on states that have nuclear weapons to return to dialogue, to adopt and implement transparency and confidence-building measures to prevent catastrophic miscalculation.
Also, on this International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, he renewed his call for long-needed progress to forge a world free of these weapons of mass extinction.
INTERNATIONAL DAYS
Two other international days to flag for you for the weekend.
Tomorrow is World Tourism Day and you will all be here. This year’s theme is "Tourism and Sustainable Transformation."
In his message for the Day, the Secretary-General says that amid climate crisis and inequalities, we must all harness the power of tourism as a force for transformation, resilience, sustainability and progress for all.
And Sunday is the International Day for Universal Access to Information. Universal access to information means that everyone has the right to seek, receive and impart information.
Full Highlights:
https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=26%20September%202025