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The 2026 celebrations mark 60 years since the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, an international framework that established standards on teachers’ rights and responsibilities, preparation, recruitment, employment and teaching and learning conditions
The observance comes as coffee producers continue to face market volatility, rising production costs and climate-related pressures that can affect yields, quality and incomes
Calls to reform the Security Council have been discussed through intergovernmental negotiations at the General Assembly for several years. Key issues include equitable representation and proposals to expand the Council's membership.
The resolution passed on Tuesday with 12 members voting in support, while Russia, China and Pakistan abstained. The extension will keep the Gang Suppression Force deployed until March 31, 2027.
António Guterres of Portugal will leave office on December 31 after two five-year terms.
The Ukrainian president said the countries on his list were spread across Africa, Asia and other parts of the world, with their citizens allegedly being recruited or otherwise pulled into Russia’s military activities.
Speaking in New York on Friday, Mudavadi said Kenya's participation in the New York summit was anchored on diplomacy that connects the country's foreign policy with economic priorities, including investment, industrialisation, technology, climate action and employment
The President said the organisation’s contribution could be seen in several countries that went through political or armed conflict, citing Namibia, Cambodia, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Timor-Leste.
The UN chief described Africa’s exclusion from the permanent membership of the Security Council as an injustice, arguing that the continent should have a greater role in decisions on matters affecting international peace and security.
The land will be used to develop a purpose-built office block for the Permanent Mission of Kenya to the United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON) and United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), as well as the Permanent Mission to UN-Habitat.
Ruto unveiled the initiative during his engagement with Kenyans in New York on September 20, 2026, where the three partners also witnessed the signing of a Joint Declaration of Intent.
Guterres said this would be his last UNGA as Secretary-General and stressed the need for dialogue, cooperation and collective action.