Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming our world by providing unique opportunities for advancement, while at the same time presenting new challenges for humankind.
Across United Nations system, AI is helping to improve efficiency and advance the Sustainable Development Goals by:
➡️ Anticipating food insecurity before crises emerge
➡️ Enabling faster, more effective humanitarian responses
➡️ Protecting our oceans
➡️ Creating opportunities for fairer work
The health situation of women and children in the Gaza Strip continues to deteriorate amid the ongoing collapse of the healthcare system and the worsening mass displacement. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) is supporting maternal and newborn health services and providing essential supplies.
On 11 February, 2026 Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives a speech at the European Industry Summit 2026 in Antwerp.
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Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
Sir Mark Rowley QPM, Commissioner at the Metropolitan Police Service is questioned by MPs on the Home Affairs Committee about the Work of the Metropolitan Police Service.
Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
President Cyril Ramaphosa today engages in a youth roundtable as part of a series of ongoing consultations with stakeholders ahead of the 2026 State of the Nation Address.
“United Nations Police advisers and mentors are critical to the planning of public order management during electoral cycles,” UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations said.
Addressing the Security Council about the police components of UN peace operations, Lacroix said, “United Nations Police play a crucial role in supporting political processes, strengthening host-State police and other law enforcement institutions, and helping increase trust between communities and the host State.”
Also addressing the Council, UN Police Adviser Faisal Shahkar, said, “Mis and disinformation campaigns have increasingly targeted our missions, complicating our engagement with communities and eroding trust with host State institutions. In response, the United Nations Police has expanded its community outreach mechanisms, enhanced cooperation with mission strategic communications teams, and strengthened local dialogue platforms to reinforce confidence in our presence.”
Police Commissioner of United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Mamouna Ouédraogo said, “Protection of civilians remains central to our mandate. Through daily engagement with communities, traditional leaders, civil society, and police counterparts, UNPOL contributes to enhancing early warning, preventing violence, and strengthening community trust in security institutions. Special emphasis is placed on displacement-affected areas, where insecurity exposes civilians, especially women and children.”
Police Commissioner with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan Meinolf Schlotmann said, “The political and security environment remains volatile underscoring the importance of an agile, integrated Peacekeeping Mission with unrestricted freedom of movement under the Status of Forces Agreement. Within this context, UNPOL’s approach is to protect today, while helping build a police service that can protect tomorrow.”
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, gave an update to the Human Rights Council on the situation in El Fasher, Sudan. As the brutal Sudan war shows no signs of ending, Mr. Türk called on the international community to intervene immediately to stop more mass killings and other flagrant war crimes against civilians.
Rival militaries from the national army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia have been battling for control of the country for nearly three years.
Something must be done to address the ‘continuous inflow of weapons’, the High Commissioner for Human Rights insisted, after recounting testimonies of survivors of atrocity crimes in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, by the RSF who overran the city last October.
Media stakeout by James Kariuki, Chargé d’Affaires, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations, prior to the Security Council consultations on Sudan.
