Collective Approach 3 (CA3) under the Baku Workplan of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP) focuses on uplifting the voices of Indigenous youth and youth from local communities in the UNFCCC process and thus supporting intergenerational and global commitments to address climate change and restore the integrity of nature.

15 September 2025 UN Affairs The United Nations has finalised the revised estimates for its 2026 proposed programme budget, outlining more than $500 million in reductions, while also introducing the first measures of the UN80 Initiative - a wider effort to make the Organisation more effective and resilient as it marks its 80th anniversary.

The growing impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) are spurring states to consider international agreements that could help manage this rapidly evolving technology. The political feasibility of such agreements can hinge on their verifiability—the extent to which the states involved can determine whether other states are complying.

The second meeting of 2025 of the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on Autonomous Weapons concludes with a crucial show of political will to move toward legal safeguards against automated killing