"Under the rules established by the #UN Charter, military action – the use of force – is only lawful if it has been authorised by a resolution from the UN Security Council (as outlined in Article 42 of the Charter), or if the state in question is acting in self-defence."
#Ukraine
#Gaza
#Venezuela
#UnitedNations
#NewsRewind
https://theconversation.com/venezuela-gaza-ukraine-is-the-un-failing-272703

"Under the rules established by the #UN Charter, military action – the use of force – is only lawful if it has been authorised by a resolution from the UN Security Council (as outlined in Article 42 of the Charter), or if the state in question is acting in self-defence."
#Ukraine
#Gaza
#Venezuela
#UnitedNations
#NewsRewind
https://theconversation.com/venezuela-gaza-ukraine-is-the-un-failing-272703

🇺🇸 🇻🇪 🇺🇳 🗨️ "The Secretary-General is deeply alarmed by the recent escalation in #Venezuela, culminating with today’s United States military action in the country, which has potential worrying implications for the region. Independently of the situation in Venezuela, these developments constitute a dangerous precedent. The Secretary-General continues to emphasize the importance of full respect—by all—of international law, including the #UN Charter."

https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166698

#Maduro #UnitedNations

Colombian President #GustavoPetro calls for #UN to meet "immediately" after explosions heard in #Caracas. #Venezuela #Colombia

Colombian President #GustavoPetro calls for #UN to meet "immediately" after explosions heard in #Caracas. #Venezuela #Colombia

🇺🇳 Statement by #UN Secretary-General Guterres:

"I strongly condemn today's unauthorized entry into the UN Sheikh Jarrah compound held by #UNWRA in #OccupiedEastJerusalem by Israeli authorities.

This compound is inviolable & immune from any other form of interference.

I urge #Israel to immediately take all necessary steps to restore, preserve & uphold the inviolability of UNRWA premises & to refrain from taking any further action with regard to these premises."

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/12/1166530

🇺🇳 :freesoftware: 🇪🇸 Congratulations to the City of Barcelona on being the first city-level government to endorse the UN Open Source Principles.

As all levels of government, cities in particular can greatly benefit from what free software offers to support more trustworthy digitialization of public services.

Excited to see even more cities demonstrating publicly their support for FOSS!

https://www.barcelona.cat/infobarcelona/en/tema/science/barcelona-is-the-first-city-in-the-world-to-endorse-the-un-open-source-principles_1567058.html

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS #UN #UnitedNations #Barcelona #Spain

🇺🇳 :freesoftware: 🇪🇸 Congratulations to the City of Barcelona on being the first city-level government to endorse the UN Open Source Principles.

As all levels of government, cities in particular can greatly benefit from what free software offers to support more trustworthy digitialization of public services.

Excited to see even more cities demonstrating publicly their support for FOSS!

https://www.barcelona.cat/infobarcelona/en/tema/science/barcelona-is-the-first-city-in-the-world-to-endorse-the-un-open-source-principles_1567058.html

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS #UN #UnitedNations #Barcelona #Spain

🇺🇳 The United Nations Secretary-General has launched an open call for candidates to serve on the UN's Independent International Scientific Panel on AI -- 40 leading experts to provide impartial, evidence-based assessments on the opportunities, risks, and impacts of AI.

➡️ Learn more and apply at https://un.org/ai-panel ... the call is open through 31 October.

#UN #UnitedNations #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

🇺🇳 The United Nations Secretary-General has launched an open call for candidates to serve on the UN's Independent International Scientific Panel on AI -- 40 leading experts to provide impartial, evidence-based assessments on the opportunities, risks, and impacts of AI.

➡️ Learn more and apply at https://un.org/ai-panel ... the call is open through 31 October.

#UN #UnitedNations #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

🇺🇳 If you've joined us in past years for #UN #OpenSource Week (or even if you haven't!) you will likely enjoy this 2-minute behind-the-scenes look at the tech teams that make our event (as well as the currently underway UN General Assembly meetings) possible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw7OT7Z_gd8

#UnitedNations #UNGA #UNGA80 #UN80

🇺🇳 If you've joined us in past years for #UN #OpenSource Week (or even if you haven't!) you will likely enjoy this 2-minute behind-the-scenes look at the tech teams that make our event (as well as the currently underway UN General Assembly meetings) possible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw7OT7Z_gd8

#UnitedNations #UNGA #UNGA80 #UN80

🇺🇳 Proud to be able to share the 10-year journey of my #UN #OpenSource colleagues, presented today at #ApacheCon#CommunityOverCode by Omar Mohsine. Software Freedom has arrived to the consciousness of the global public sector!

🏆 A big milestone along a decade-long road.

🌐 Governments around the world now understand the value of #OpenSource for global digital cooperation, & are rapidly working to become "good citizens" in the global community. Efforts like the #UN Open Source Principles help to bridge the connections that will make those contributions successful. #RedHat is a good role model of private sector contributions.

🇺🇳 Congrats to our Open Source United team for these ongoing efforts!

https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-endorses-united-nations-open-source-principles

:apache: If you're headed to #ApacheCon #CommunityOverCode in a few weeks, you can also learn more about #OpenSource at the #UN during the Friday keynote:

https://news.apache.org/foundation/entry/apache-software-foundation-announces-keynote-speakers-for-community-over-code-north-america-2

For more information about the UN Open Source Principles initiative, and if your organization or FOSS project might like to sign-on, head to:

https://unite.un.org/en/news/milestone-un-open-source-principles-endorsements-reach-60

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS #UN