Events in the year 2023 in the United Nations.
Incumbents
- Secretary-General: António Guterres ( Portugal)
- Deputy Secretary-General: Amina J. Mohammed ( Nigeria)
- General Assembly President: Csaba Kőrösi ( Hungary) (until 5 September), Dennis Francis ( Trinidad and Tobago) (after 5 September)
- Economic and Security Council President: Paula Narváez ( Chile)
- Security Council Presidents: Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Russia, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Albania, Brazil, China, Ecuador (rotates monthly)
Events
- March 4: The High Seas Treaty, which aims to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030, is finalized. [1]
- March 17: The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russian Commissioner for Children's Rights, marking the first arrest warrant against a leader of a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. [2]
- March 20: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) releases the synthesis report of its Sixth Assessment Report on climate change. [3]
- March 30: The International Court of Justice rules that the United States violated its Treaty of Amity with Iran when it allowed its domestic courts to freeze assets held by Iranian companies. [4]
- May 5: The World Health Organization ends its declaration of COVID-19 being a global health emergency, but continues to refer to it as a pandemic. [5]
- May 11: The World Health Organization ends its declaration of mpox being a global health emergency. [6]
- June 19: The United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopts the High Seas Treaty, the first treaty aimed towards marine conservation in international waters. [7]
- June 30: The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously to end MINUSMA, its peacekeeping mission in Mali. [8]
References
- ^ "Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks". 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "Putin arrest warrant: Biden welcomes ICC's war crimes charges". BBC News. 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023". www.ipcc.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ Berg, Stephanie van den (2023-03-30). "World Court rules US illegally froze some Iranian assets". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
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^ McPhillips, Jamie Gumbrecht,Jacqueline Howard,Deidre (2023-05-05).
"WHO says Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency". CNN. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) - ^ "WHO declares mpox no longer a global health emergency". France 24. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ Fortinsky, Sarah (2023-06-19). "UN adopts first treaty governing the high seas". The Hill. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "UN votes to end its peacekeeping mission in Mali as demanded by the country's military junta". AP News. 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
Events in the year 2023 in the United Nations.
Incumbents
- Secretary-General: António Guterres ( Portugal)
- Deputy Secretary-General: Amina J. Mohammed ( Nigeria)
- General Assembly President: Csaba Kőrösi ( Hungary) (until 5 September), Dennis Francis ( Trinidad and Tobago) (after 5 September)
- Economic and Security Council President: Paula Narváez ( Chile)
- Security Council Presidents: Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Russia, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Albania, Brazil, China, Ecuador (rotates monthly)
Events
- March 4: The High Seas Treaty, which aims to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030, is finalized. [1]
- March 17: The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russian Commissioner for Children's Rights, marking the first arrest warrant against a leader of a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. [2]
- March 20: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) releases the synthesis report of its Sixth Assessment Report on climate change. [3]
- March 30: The International Court of Justice rules that the United States violated its Treaty of Amity with Iran when it allowed its domestic courts to freeze assets held by Iranian companies. [4]
- May 5: The World Health Organization ends its declaration of COVID-19 being a global health emergency, but continues to refer to it as a pandemic. [5]
- May 11: The World Health Organization ends its declaration of mpox being a global health emergency. [6]
- June 19: The United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopts the High Seas Treaty, the first treaty aimed towards marine conservation in international waters. [7]
- June 30: The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously to end MINUSMA, its peacekeeping mission in Mali. [8]
References
- ^ "Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks". 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "Putin arrest warrant: Biden welcomes ICC's war crimes charges". BBC News. 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023". www.ipcc.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ Berg, Stephanie van den (2023-03-30). "World Court rules US illegally froze some Iranian assets". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
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^ McPhillips, Jamie Gumbrecht,Jacqueline Howard,Deidre (2023-05-05).
"WHO says Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency". CNN. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) - ^ "WHO declares mpox no longer a global health emergency". France 24. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ Fortinsky, Sarah (2023-06-19). "UN adopts first treaty governing the high seas". The Hill. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "UN votes to end its peacekeeping mission in Mali as demanded by the country's military junta". AP News. 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2023-11-26.