Events in the year 2026 in the United Nations.
Incumbents
Secretary-General: António Guterres (Portugal/Timor-Leste) Deputy Secretary-General: Amina J. Mohammed (Nigeria) General Assembly President: Annalena Baerbock (Germany) Economic and Security Council President: Bob Rae (Canada) Security Council Presidents: Somalia, United Kingdom, United States, Bahrain, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, France, Greece, Latvia, Liberia (rotates monthly)
Events
January 14: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2812: Extends Reporting on Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea for Six Months. January 27: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2813: extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) for a final two-month period. January 29: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2814: Renews Mandate of United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti. January 30: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2815: Renews Mandate of United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. February 12: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2816: Extends the mandate of the Taliban sanctions monitoring team for 12 months. 11 March: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2817: Condemns Iran's attacks against regional neighbors during the 2026 Iran war. 16 March: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2818: Extends the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for three months. 14 April: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2819: Extends and updates the sanctions regime and monitoring mandate concerning Libya. 30 April: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2820: Extends the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until April 30, 2027. 29 May: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2821: Renews the sanctions regime on South Sudan, including targeted travel bans, asset freezes, and an arms embargo, until 31 May 2027. 15 June: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2822: Extends the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) until 17 June 2027. 23 June: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2823: Strengthens accountability and end impunity for crimes and attacks against United Nations peacekeepers. June 25: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2824: Extends the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) until December 31. 29 June: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2825: Renews the sanctions regime and extend the mandate of the expert group concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). 14 July: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2826: Extends the Secretary-General's monthly reporting mandate on Houthi attacks against merchant and commercial vessels in the Red Sea through 15 January 2027. 29 July: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2827: Extends the targeted sanctions regime against non-State armed groups and associated individuals in the Central African Republic (CAR) through 31 July 2027. 11 September: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2828: Renews Sudan Sanctions for one month, keeping door open for continued talks. 29 September: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2829: Renews the mandate of the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti for six months.
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