🇺🇳 During the #UNGA81 First Committee, #GENSAC delivered a statement on behalf of #IANSA highlighting the human costs of illicit small arms and ammunition and urging member states to strengthen implementation of their commitments, including through gender-responsive approaches!

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The @gpwmd.bsky.social Counter Disinfo Initiative made a statement to #UNGA81 #FirstCommittee today on why #disinformation matters for arms control. Our central point: CBRN-related disinformation is not simply about getting facts wrong. It is about weakening trust.

At #UNGA81, across topics from health sovereignty, AI, and #PPPR, we called for solutions to be designed with and for #proCHWs -- who are critical to ensuring a safer and healthier future.

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Addressing #UNGA81: My Final Report on Indigenous Peoples Land Demarcation. #IndigenousRights
Watch the full UN address: youtu.be/gk5vZFyHwJw Read the full UN Report (A/81/181): undocs.org/A/81/181 #UNGA81 #IndigenousRights

🎥 A look back at Club de Madrid’s Annual UNGA Dinner 2026 in New York!

Held during #UNGA81, the gathering brought together former Heads of State and Government, investors and business leaders to discuss energy and critical minerals.

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Power, rewired: building the climate-energy future | Frontiers Science House roadshow | #UNGA81
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Geoengineering and climate intervention | Frontiers Science House roadshow, New York | #UNGA81
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📢 UN reform must put civilian protection at its center during #UNGA81.

Check out @icr2p.bsky.social coalition's new Call to Action that urges states to strengthen atrocity prevention, center civil society and safeguard human rights in the AI era.

Read more: www.globalr2p.org/publications...

2) A joint panel discussion with @ronpatz.bsky.social (@idos-research.bsky.social) on "Taking stock of UNGA81", where we will look back at #UNGA81, the UN’s budget crisis, #UN80, and Europe’s engagement for #multilateralism at @globalpoliticslmu.bsky.social!

🌍 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆?

At #UNGA81, IATI and CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean co-hosted a Transparency Forum exploring development finance, South-South cooperation & AI.

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#UNGA81: Countries will report back on progress in implementing the renewed #PPPR declaration, in 2028 - just in time for #WOHC2028 in Brisbane, Australia (October 10-13, 2028)! #OneHealth

#UNGA81: 153 countries voted to adopt renewed UN Political Declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness & Response #PPPR - including commitment to international collaboration and #OneHealth approach 🔗 healthpolicy-watch.news/un-adopts-po...

Reaching zero-dose children through a campaign is the easy part. Keeping zero at zero is the challenge. At the #UNGA81 event on Sierra Leone's Triple Zero gains, VillageReach CEO Dr. Ahmed OGWELL - FAPH called for systems that reach every child after the campaign ends. #ZeroDose #Immunization

Re-live #UNGA81 at Asia Society New York with recordings of our conversations with leaders of Singapore, Nepal, Thailand, Australia, the United States, India, and the United Arab Emirates. Watch: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/united-nations-general-assembly

At #UNGA81, WRC advocated for gender equality and refugee rights against the backdrop of global crises—and as the UN faces a liquidity crisis, sweeping reforms, and the selection of its next Secretary-General.

On the blog, WRC’s senior policy advocate, Sadia Kidwai, shares her takeaways.

We had a packed September! 🤩

Thank you to everyone who joined us at Asia Society New York last month for our #UNGA81 programming with world leaders, discussions, and cultural events. We have much more in store! Find our upcoming events: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events

🌍 We believe youth participation goes beyond following international discussions: it means contributing to them and advancing recommendations that reflect the needs and aspirations of communities affected by conflict.

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This engagement reflects IHLYI’s commitment to bringing young people’s voices, particularly those from conflict-affected communities, into international peace and security forums. #UNGA81

The workshop forms part of IHLYI ’s participation in the #UNGA81 #First_Committee_on_Disarmament_and_International_Security in New York, where the Initiative is participating as an observer in discussions on disarmament and international security.

Participants also discussed how maritime security connects with the broader disarmament and international security agenda, exploring opportunities to strengthen youth engagement in international discussions and develop advocacy recommendations to address these challenges #UNGA81