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The U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues concluded its annual meeting last week with urgent recommendations on climate action and land rights, even as it grapples with severe funding shortfalls and doubts over its influence. The two-week gathering in New York highlighted ongoing challenges for the 25-year-old body, which advises the U.N. and member states on Indigenous issues. A new internal assessment underscored the gap between its recommendations and actual implementation by governments.

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China's foreign ministry has warned the United Nations that Japan has mastered the ability to extract weapons-grade plutonium, urging the body to prioritise Tokyo's dangerous tendency to seek nuclear weapons. Beijing stated that allowing Japanese right-wing forces to push for nuclear arms would harm international peace. The warning comes amid escalating regional tensions.

A month after Chile's government withdrew support, former President Michelle Bachelet presented her vision for leading the United Nations to its 193 member states on Tuesday, amid her bid to become the first woman secretary-general. Having arrived in New York on April 15, she prepared with a team of former Chilean foreign ministers, while facing high opposition expectations and criticism from the U.S. and local sectors.

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Lee Joo-young, a research professor at Seoul National University Human Rights Center, has been reelected to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights for another four-year term starting in 2027, the foreign ministry announced Thursday. The CESCR, made up of 18 human rights experts, monitors countries' implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reiterated the Philippines' bid for a United Nations Security Council seat while in New York. According to the Palace, Marcos met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres to discuss the matter. The Palace stated that the pursuit is not solely for the country's self-interest.

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South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Min-seok will visit New York and Switzerland later this week to promote the country's bid to host a United Nations hub for artificial intelligence-related projects. The hub aims to bring together UN bodies and South Korea's public and private sectors to develop AI-based solutions for global issues. This marks his second trip to the United States in as many months, following a meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance.