Opening segment
Roundtable 1 – The Case for Peace: Advancing the Two-State Solution through Narrative, Measures, and Law
Roundtable 2 – Two States, One Future: Sovereignty, Security, and Economic Viability
Roundtable 3 – From Rubble to Renewal: Humanitarian Relief, Reconstruction, and the Promise of Peace
Concluding Segment – Perspectives From the UN
This ministerial high-level session brings together the outcomes of the thematic roundtables and working groups convened under the auspices of the High-Level Conference on the Implementation of the Two-State Solution.
It provides a platform to consolidate key insights, highlight consensus across political, legal, economic, and humanitarian tracks, and articulate concrete next steps. The session is both a culmination of months of coordinated diplomatic work and a launchpad for action, and laying the groundwork for sustained international engagement, accountability, and implementation in support of a just and lasting peace.
To watch in all UN official languages, please visit: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1v/k1va8rn5a5
The humanitarian situation in Ukraine continues to deteriorate amid severe funding shortages. Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya warned that only 34 percent of the $2.6 billion required for the 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan has been received.
Msuya said, “Cash assistance, mental health support, and services to respond to gender-based violence have been slashed due to funding shortfalls.” She added, “Without an immediate influx of resources, even prioritized programmes will be at risk – just as the people of Ukraine approach a fourth wartime winter.”
U.S. Acting Representative Dorothy Shea called on countries, including China, to halt exports of dual-use goods to Russia. “Beijing’s claim to have implemented strong export controls on dual use goods falls apart in the face of daily recovery of Chinese produced components in the drones, weapons and vehicles that Russia uses against Ukraine.” Shea said.
China’s envoy, Geng Shuang, said, “China has never provided lethal weapons to any party to the conflict, and has always strictly controlled dual use materials, including the export of drones.” He also said, “We urge the US to stop shifting blames on the Ukraine issue all creating confrontation, and instead, playing a more constructive role in promoting ceasefire and peace talks.”
Russia’s ambassador, Dmitry Polyanskiy, said, Ukraine’s leadership moved to dismantle independent anti-corruption bodies after they had prepared compromising materials and criminal cases against the president and his inner circle. He said a law was pushed through “his puppet parliament” to place those bodies under the control of the Prosecutor General’s Office. Polyanskiy said, “Right now, at this very moment, his [Zelensky] loyalists are busy destroying documents exposing corruption at the highest levels of power documents implicating the Kyiv usurper and his allies in the embezzlement of billions of dollars in budget funds and Western aid.” Polyanskiy added that after obtaining the incriminating materials, authorities appeared to backtrack in response to public backlash. He said the targeted institutions were created under Western pressure and were once seen as a “cure for corruption,” yet, he said, “today, we didn’t hear any of it here.”
Ukraine’s delegate Khrystyna Hayovyshyn touched upon some claims made by Russia at a recent Security Council meeting regarding the issue of abducted children. She said the list of 339 names of children to be returned from Russia, submitted by Ukraine, was not a complete count, as Moscow previously claimed, but a preliminary confidence-building measure. While Ukraine maintains that thousands of children have been unlawfully taken, the limited list was shared to encourage cooperation.
Hayovyshyn said that even in response to this smaller list, Russia has provided only partial information on fewer than one-fifth of the children. “Russia also mentioned children from the list allegedly ‘returned.’ In fact, only six children were returned, five of whom are siblings. This was the result of a year-long humanitarian effort mediated by the State of Qatar – a process demonstrating the power of third-party engagement, not Russian goodwill,” she said.
Speakers will be Diego Pacheco, Chair of the Landlocked Developing Countries and Chargé d‘Affaires of the Permanent Mission of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to the United Nations; along with Irene M. Juru, Deputy Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe to the United Nations and Member of the LLDCs Bureau; and Khamphinh Philakone, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to the United Nations and Member of the LLDCs Bureau.
The moderator will be Franz Zubieta (Minister Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to the United Nations).
[Spanish/English interpretation has been requested].
“According to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), in June, civilian casualties in Ukraine reached a three-year high,” said Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia, and the Americas.
Briefing the Security Council today (Jul 25) he cited intensifying violence across the country, including attacks near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
“On 11 July, a drone attack reportedly hit the city hall in Enerhodar, where most of the staff of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) live, located only about five kilometres from the Plant,” Jenča said.
The conflict’s reach has extended beyond Ukraine. “Moscow and St. Petersburg have also been targeted with dozens of drones, reportedly causing severe disruptions to air traffic,” Jenča noted, adding that over 2,000 flights were disrupted between 5 and 7 July. However, he stressed that the UN could not independently verify those incidents or any related civilian casualties in Russia.
Despite these escalations, Jenča welcomed diplomatic efforts, “On Wednesday, Ukrainian and Russian delegations met in Istanbul for the third time this year. We welcome the continuation of these direct contacts between the sides and urge Ukraine and the Russian Federation to make further progress towards a ceasefire and a lasting settlement.”
The humanitarian situation in Ukraine continues to deteriorate amid severe funding shortages. Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya warned that only 34 percent of the $2.6 billion required for the 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan has been received.
Msuya said, “Cash assistance, mental health support, and services to respond to gender-based violence have been slashed due to funding shortfalls.” She added, “Without an immediate influx of resources, even prioritized programmes will be at risk – just as the people of Ukraine approach a fourth wartime winter.”
U.S. Acting Representative Dorothy Shea called on countries, including China, to halt exports of dual-use goods to Russia. “Beijing’s claim to have implemented strong export controls on dual use goods falls apart in the face of daily recovery of Chinese produced components in the drones, weapons and vehicles that Russia uses against Ukraine.” Shea said.
China’s envoy, Geng Shuang, said, “China has never provided lethal weapons to any party to the conflict, and has always strictly controlled dual use materials, including the export of drones.” He also said, “We urge the US to stop shifting blames on the Ukraine issue all creating confrontation, and instead, playing a more constructive role in promoting ceasefire and peace talks.”
Russia’s ambassador, Dmitry Polyanskiy, said, Ukraine’s leadership moved to dismantle independent anti-corruption bodies after they had prepared compromising materials and criminal cases against the president and his inner circle. He said a law was pushed through “his puppet parliament” to place those bodies under the control of the Prosecutor General’s Office. Polyanskiy said, “Right now, at this very moment, his [Zelensky] loyalists are busy destroying documents exposing corruption at the highest levels of power documents implicating the Kyiv usurper and his allies in the embezzlement of billions of dollars in budget funds and Western aid.” Polyanskiy added that after obtaining the incriminating materials, authorities appeared to backtrack in response to public backlash. He said the targeted institutions were created under Western pressure and were once seen as a “cure for corruption,” yet, he said, “today, we didn’t hear any of it here.”
Ukraine’s delegate Khrystyna Hayovyshyn touched upon some claims made by Russia at a recent Security Council meeting regarding the issue of abducted children. She said the list of 339 names of children to be returned from Russia, submitted by Ukraine, was not a complete count, as Moscow previously claimed, but a preliminary confidence-building measure. While Ukraine maintains that thousands of children have been unlawfully taken, the limited list was shared to encourage cooperation.
Hayovyshyn said that even in response to this smaller list, Russia has provided only partial information on fewer than one-fifth of the children. “Russia also mentioned children from the list allegedly ‘returned.’ In fact, only six children were returned, five of whom are siblings. This was the result of a year-long humanitarian effort mediated by the State of Qatar – a process demonstrating the power of third-party engagement, not Russian goodwill,” she said.
Amid rising global instability, the United Nations stressed the need to deepen its partnership with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which UN Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari called “indispensable.”
Speaking at a Security Council briefing today (Jul 24), Khiari said such cooperation is a priority for the Secretary-General and central to implementing the Pact for the Future, in line with Chapter VIII of the UN Charter.
The session, chaired by Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, is one of the key events of Pakistan’s July presidency of the Council.
Khiari outlined areas of close collaboration between the two organizations, noting shared goals in conflict resolution and humanitarian support across the Middle East and beyond. “In the Middle East, the United Nations and the OIC have long shared common objectives in seeking a lasting and comprehensive resolution to the question of Palestine,” he said.
He highlighted the recent joint Conference on Jerusalem, held in Dakar on 9 July, and welcomed the endorsement of Gaza’s Recovery and Reconstruction Plan by both the OIC and the League of Arab States through their Joint Ministerial Committee.
Turning to Lebanon, Khiari said the OIC’s “consistent political backing” amid regional tensions has proven particularly valuable. He also underscored the OIC’s central role in Afghanistan through its engagement with the de facto authorities and efforts to protect the rights of Afghan women and girls, “drawing on its unique position as the collective and credible voice of the Muslim world.”
In Sudan, where more than two years of conflict have devastated the country, Khiari said, “The OIC’s support to international mediation efforts, including those of Personal Envoy Lamamra, remains highly valuable as efforts continue to find a resolution that will prevent further disaster and return Sudan to a path of peace.”
He also noted recent progress in counter-terrorism cooperation following the 2024 signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism and the OIC. The two sides have worked together on “rights-based approaches through technical assistance, parliamentary engagement, and strategic dialogue.”
Yousef M. Al-Dobeay, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs of the OIC said, “We need to bolster our cooperation to promote tolerance and human understanding. It is incumbent upon us to fight together to counter hate speech and to strengthen a culture of coexistence. Mr. President, we need to work together to protect international peace and security in line with the UN Charter.”
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar warned of “wars waged with impunity, occupations sustained without accountability, humanitarian crises multiplying, and ideologies of hatred fast becoming normalized.”
“Amidst prevailing flux and deepening uncertainty, the urgency for coordinated and principled action has never been greater,” Dar said.
A presidential statement on UN-OIC cooperation, initiated by Pakistan, was adopted at the meeting.
Addressing the Amnesty International Global Assembly, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for immediate action in Gaza. While reiterating his condemnation of the 7 October terror attacks by Hamas, he said that “nothing can justify the explosion of death and destruction since,” criticizing global indifference and inaction.
Guterres today (25 Jul) addressed the Global Assembly via a video link to the event in Prague. He is the first United Nations Secretary-General to address the Assembly – the charity’s highest decision-making body.
He commended the Amnesty International for being at the forefront of the global struggle for human rights – “fearless, principled and relentless.”
Guterres described a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, citing starving aid workers and traumatized children. He said, “Our own heroic staff continue to serve in unimaginable conditions. Many are so numb and depleted that they say they feel neither dead nor alive. Children speak of wanting to go to heaven, because at least, they say, there is food there. We hold video calls with our own humanitarians who are starving before our eyes.”
“This is not just a humanitarian crisis. It is a moral crisis that challenges the global conscience,” the UN chief stressed.
Guterres once again called for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostage, and urgent steps toward a two-State solution.
He said, “The United Nations stands ready to make the most of a possible ceasefire to dramatically scale up humanitarian operations across the Gaza Strip, as we successfully did during the previous pause in fighting. Our plans are ready, and they are finalized. We know what works – and we know what does not.”
The Secretary-General also commended Amnesty International’s “indispensable” role in a global battle for human dignity. For human rights. For justice. For the multilateral system itself.
He said, “We need your movements – rooted in communities and rising from the ground up – making it clear that leaders cannot turn a blind eye to their obligations. And, yes, we need what you’ve called ‘troublemaking’. The kind that challenges complacency and inaction. That exposes injustice. That drives lasting change.”
The UN chief spoke about this year’s focus of the Global Assembly: confronting the rise of authoritarian practices – and advancing climate justice.
Guterres noted that the world is witnessing a surge in repressive tactics aiming at corroding respect for human rights. And these are contaminating some democracies.
“We must right these wrongs,” the UN chief stressed.
He said, “Many countries we must recognize stand firm with human rights. And we must push all countries to defend them – consistently, and universally, even – or especially – when inconvenient.”
He continued, “We must urge them to protect and strengthen the international human rights system. We must demand accountability for human rights violations – without fear or favour. And insist that countries honour commitments in the Pact of the Future – to protect civic space, and uphold human rights and gender equality. We must also demand action to confront the flood of lies and hate polluting our digital spaces.”
On climate justice, the UN chief called for “real finance” to support developing nations grappling with climate disasters. He urged nations to fulfill pledges and explore new sources of finance – “including putting an effective price on carbon, and establishing solidarity levies on polluting sectors and industries.”
Founded in 1961, Amnesty International is a global human rights movement that campaigns to end abuses and promote justice. The organization has long worked in collaboration with the United Nations, participating actively in the development of international human rights law and mechanisms.
Through the compelling collages of the renowned Turkish artist Uğur Gallenkuş, the event will trace the journey from acknowledgment of systemic inequalities to hopeful action, spotlighting youth as changemakers in food systems, including winners of the UN SDG Action Awards; harnessing the power of art and creativity to shift narratives and inspire bold and transformative action; and fostering an intergenerational multi-stakeholder dialogue and new forms of collaboration rooted in trust and solidarity between national governments, UN entities, changemakers, artists, civil society and grassroots organizations.
Speakers:
Dr. Ergogie Tesfaye, Minister of Women and Social Affairs, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Dr. Felipe Paullier, Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs, United Nations Youth Office
Ms. Marina Ponti, Global Director of the UN SDG Action Campaign
Ms. Eldana Samuel, Chairperson of Nefas Silk Lafto sub-city’s Child Parliament/Member of the Ethiopian and Addis Ababa city Child Parliaments
Prof. Bekele Mekonnen, Contemporary Visual Artist, Poet and Educator, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Ms. Nzambi Matee, Founder of Gjenge Makers, a Nairobi-based social enterprise
Dr. Million Belay, General Coordinator, Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa
Mr. Njathi Kabui, Chef and Expert in Food Literacy
Ms. Paola Andrade, Founder of Supvivors Say No More — Ecuador
Music Performers:
Ms. Chioma “Cill” Ogbonna, Singer-Songwriter and Artivist
Ms. Yordanos Yohannes, Yared School of Music, Addis Ababa University
Mr. Rocky Dawuni, Singer-Songwriter, 4x Grammy Nominated Musician and Activist, UNEP Goodwill Ambassador
Co-Moderators:
Mr. Valerio Cataldi, Africa Correspondent for RAI
Mr. Shiferaw Lakew, Ethiopian Broadcast Journalist
Noon Briefing by Stephanie Tremblay, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
Amnesty International
Deputy Secretary-General
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Syria
U.N.I.F.I.L.
Climate/China–EU Summit
Security Council/Ukraine
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Financial Contribution
Briefing Today
Briefing on Monday
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
This morning, António Guterres became the first United Nations Secretary-General to address Amnesty International’s Global Assembly. He told the Assembly that powerful forces are ranged against human rights – and against the international system built to protect and uphold them.
The Secretary-General said that the scale and scope of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is beyond anything we have seen in recent times. And he spoke about the level of indifference and inaction we see by too many in the international community.
The Secretary-General said that the UN’s heroic staff continue to serve in unimaginable conditions, while many are so numb and depleted that they say they feel neither dead nor alive.
He said that the United Nations stands ready to make the most of a ceasefire to dramatically scale-up humanitarian operations across the Gaza Strip, as we successfully did during the previous pause in fighting. Our plans are ready, and they are finalized, he said. He once more called for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, immediate and unimpeded humanitarian access and urgent, concrete and irreversible steps towards a two-State solution.
DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL
UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, will travel later today, on behalf of the Secretary-General, to attend the 2nd UN Food Systems Summit Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+4), taking place from 27 -29 July, in Addis Ababa, co-hosted by Ethiopia and Italy. Four years since the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, UNFSS+4 will serve as a platform to reflect on progress, strengthen collaboration, and unlock finance and investments to accelerate the transformation of food systems.
While at the Summit, Ms. Mohammed will meet with senior government officials, the private sector, civil society, youth and other stakeholders, to discuss priority actions to support food systems transformation and accelerate progress on the SDGs.
The Deputy Secretary-General will then go on to Amman, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, to chair the annual regional retreat with UN Resident Coordinators from across the Arab region, with a focus on advancing sustainable development in these countries.
Ms. Mohammed will also meet with senior government officials to strengthen the UN-Jordan partnership and discuss priority actions to support the SDGs.
The Deputy Secretary-General will return to New York on 2 August.
Full highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=25%20July%202025
At Amnesty International’s 2025 Global Assembly, UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages and immediate and unimpeded humanitarian access. At the same time, concrete and irreversible steps towards a two-State solution.
Read the UN News story: In hard-hitting human rights address, Guterres calls for urgent action on Gaza, authoritarianism and climate justice -https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/07/1165497
Yuriko Oda is the founder and CEO of WheeLog! – a user-generated accessibility map application that shows where wheelchair users can go.
Yuriko was diagnosed with Distal Myopathy in 2002 and became a wheelchair user in 2006 after giving birth to her son. A wish to take her son to the beach led to her realizing how better information on accessibility could change the lives of wheelchair users. By 2017, she had launched an accessibility map app that now has more than 100,000 users globally.
A champion for the Sustainable Development Goals, she received the Japan SDGs Award in December 2023 for her creative & inclusive work.
25 July marks the International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent. Patricia Da Silva, at UNFPA and Pamela Coke-Hamilton at International Trade Centre speak about the significance of Day and challenges faced by women and girls of African descent.
Our troubled world can be a source of great joy, and great suffering. United Nations staff witness both, day in day out, as they serve humanity in some of the toughest places on earth. They do so at considerable risk, and with shrinking resources. Yet despite all the challenges, dedicated UN staff around the world continue to find the strength to keep making a difference to millions of lives. Join UN chief communicator Melissa Fleming as she gets to know the extraordinary people dedicating their lives to service. Coming soon from the United Nations, Season 11 of Awake at Night.
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About Awake at Night
Hosted by Melissa Fleming, UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, the podcast ‘Awake at Night’ is an in-depth interview series focusing on remarkable United Nations staff members who dedicate their career to helping people in parts of the world where they have the hardest lives – from war zones and displacement camps to areas hit by disasters and the devastation of climate change.
After nearly three decades on the frontlines of UN’s Peace Operations – from Timor Leste’s turbulent independence referendum to Western Sahara’s protracted ceasefire and Cyprus’ frozen conflict – Colin Stewart is leaving the Organization with his faith in it, intact.
Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
– Thailand/Cambodia
– Amnesty International
– International Court of Justice/Climate
– Occupied Palestinian Territory
– Syria
– Democratic Republic of the Congo
– Sudan
– Ukraine
– Russia
– Security Council
– Afghanistan
– Timor-Leste
– Briefing Tomorrow
THAILAND/CAMBODIA
In response to questions about the situation between Thailand and Cambodia, the Deputy Spokesperson said that the Secretary-General is following with concern reports of armed clashes at the border between Cambodia and Thailand. The Secretary-General urges both sides to exercise maximum restraint and address any issues through dialogue and in a spirit of good neighbourliness, with a view to finding a lasting solution to the dispute.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Tomorrow morning, at about 10:00 a.m., the Secretary-General is scheduled to deliver remarks at Amnesty International’s 2025 Global Assembly.
In his remarks, which he will deliver virtually, the Secretary-General will highlight concerns about human rights challenges around the world and the importance of recognizing that human rights are the solution to those challenges.
The remarks will be shown live on UN Web TV.
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE/CLIMATE
Yesterday, in a message, the Secretary-General welcomed that the International Court of Justice has issued its historic advisory opinion. He noted that they made clear that all States are obligated under international law to protect the global climate system.
The Secretary-General underscored that this is a victory for our planet, for climate justice, and for the power of young people to make a difference. He pointed out that young Pacific Islanders initiated this call for humanity to the world, and the world must respond.
The Secretary-General stressed that as the ICJ has laid out, the 1.5-degree goal of the Paris Agreement must be the basis of all climate policies, under the current climate change treaty regime.
For his part, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, highlighted that the advisory opinion makes clear that human rights law and obligations apply in the context of climate change and must be taken into full account by States. He added that this includes the human right to life, as well as to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, which the ICJ says is foundational for the effective enjoyment of all human rights.
Full highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=24%20July%202025
The people of Gaza face another killer on top of bombs and bullets: starvation, the Director-General of the World Health Organization says. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus notes that WHO personnel came under fire in the city of Deir al Balah, where Israeli military entered the agency’s staff residence, forcing women and children to evacuate while male personnel and family members were handcuffed, stripped, and interrogated.
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