Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)
The Departments of Justice and State with Law Enforcement Partners hold a press conference to announce the latest enforcement efforts in the fight against foreign terrorist organization Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG)
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Street Child United Young Leader Samantha Richards joined the Football for the Goals panel at the UN General Assembly to highlight the importance of ensuring that street-connected children are not only included in conversations that affect their lives but are empowered to lead them. When youth lead, communities grow stronger, and football can help amplify their voices.
Learn more about Football for the Goals and the Young Leaders driving change worldwide at https://www.un.org/en/footballforthegoals
Source: United Nations (video statements)
How can football support mental health?
At the UN General Assembly, Football for the Goals Champion Daniel Amokachi shared his personal mental health journey and encouraged others to speak openly about mental well-being.
Football has the power to create safe spaces, spark conversations, and drive positive change on and off the pitch.
Learn more about Football for the Goals and how the Champions are driving change worldwide at https://www.un.org/en/footballforthegoals
Source: International Monetary Fund – IMF (video statements)
Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Ekniti Nitithanprapas calls the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings the "Olympics of global finance."
Hear from Ekniti Nitithanprapas, Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, on what makes the country a natural meeting point for people, cultures, and ideas, and why he is excited to welcome global policymakers at the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Thailand this October.
https://www.imf.org/en/news/seminars/campaigns/2026/10/thailand-2026
Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
Deputy Minister Mr. Jomo Sibiya in collaboration with Deputy Minister Mr. Njabulo Nzuza leads National High-Impact Blitz Inspections as part of the government’s coordinated effort to strengthen compliance with labour, immigration and related legislation.
Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
GCIS weekly wrap-up video | 31 July 2026
Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
Launch of the Milestones of the Freedom campaign in Ilembe District, KwaDukuza, KwaZulu Natal.
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Football is more than a game.
At the UN General Assembly, Football for the Goals Champion Eni Aluko reflected on how football can be used as a tool to shape lives, strengthen mental well-being, and inspire people to create positive change in their communities.
Together, we can use the power of football to advance the Sustainable Development Goals.
Learn more about Football for the Goals at https://www.un.org/en/footballforthegoals
Source: United Nations (video statements)
On 9 August 2026, on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the UN Movie Society of the United Nations Staff Recreation Council is honoured to present a special conversation with filmmaker Taratoa Stappard, director of the MĀRAMA.
MĀRAMA is a groundbreaking Māori film written and directed by Taratoa Stappard. Set in 1859, it follows a young Māori woman who arrives alone in North Yorkshire, England, only to discover that the grand manor she now inhabits holds stolen Māori treasures, dark secrets, and a horrifying truth about her own colonial heritage. As she unravels it all, she reclaims her identity, her ancestral spiritual powers, and her right to justice. MĀRAMA premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2025 and has since captivated festival audiences around the world. Speaking directly to the United Nations’ commitment to the rights, dignity, and self-determination of Indigenous Peoples, MĀRAMA is a fitting centrepiece for the UN Movie Society’s commemoration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.
The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples reminds us that no sustainable future is possible without justice for Indigenous Peoples – justice for their land, their languages, and their cultures – and calls on us to recognize the resilience, knowledge, and contributions of the world’s Indigenous communities. MĀRAMA embodies that call: a story of a young Māori woman who reclaims her identity, her ancestral power, and her right to justice in the face of colonial violence and cultural theft.
Movies hold the unique power to promote universal ideals, principles, and values so deeply enshrined by the United Nations, including peace, development, respect for human rights, cultural appreciation, the dignity of the human person, and equal rights for all. Founded at the United Nations Headquarters by Brenda Vongova, the UN Movie Society is committed to championing the goals and values of the United Nations through the universal language of motion pictures.
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Briefing by Oguljeren Niyazberdiyeva, Chief of the Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism at the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), on Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts.
The Security Council was told Wednesday that the Islamic State (ISIL/Da’esh) remains a resilient and adaptive threat despite sustained counter-terrorism pressure that has degraded its central leadership, as the Council reviewed the Secretary-General’s 23rd biannual strategic report on the group.
Oguljeren Niyazberdiyeva, Chief of the Office of the Under-Secretary-General at the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism, said Da’esh has continued to evolve even as its command structure has been disrupted.
“While sustained counter-terrorism operations have disrupted Da’esh’s senior leadership and reduced its ability to direct operations centrally, the group has continued to adapt. Although its structure is increasingly dispersed, Da’esh remains resilient, with its affiliates united by a shared ideology,” she said.
Niyazberdiyeva said the threat remains most acute in Africa.
“Today, the threat remains particularly acute in parts of Africa, notably in the Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin, where several affiliates continue to strengthen their capabilities, expand their operational reach and adapt their tactics,” she said, adding that the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) “continues to be the most active Da’esh affiliate globally and has demonstrated an increasing capacity to acquire and employ commercial drone technology.”
On Iraq, she said counter-terrorism operations had significantly weakened the group’s capabilities there but cautioned that gains must be consolidated.
“In Iraq, continued counter-terrorism pressure has significantly constrained Da’esh’s capabilities. The challenge now is to consolidate these hard-won gains through strong and accountable institutions, effective administration of justice, rehabilitation and reintegration efforts; and measures that address the conditions that could enable the group’s resurgence,” she said.
She called for deeper international cooperation, warning that “no Member State can address this threat alone.”
Niyazberdiyeva also flagged the group’s use of emerging technology. “The growing exploitation by Da’esh and its affiliates of advances in artificial intelligence, encrypted communications, digital platforms, virtual assets and unmanned aircraft systems underscores the need to strengthen governance, oversight and international cooperation, including with the private sector,” she said.
“The threat posed by Da’esh will continue to evolve. Our collective response must evolve with it,” she said.
