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Security Council: Sudan, South Sudan
Note: A complete summary of today’s Security Council meetings will be made available after their conclusion. Briefings JEAN-PIERRE LACROIX, Under-Secretary-General…
Devastation from Pandemic Must Compel Sustainable Rebuilding, Reinvigorate Efforts towards 2030 Agenda, Secretary-General Tells South-East Asian Nations Association
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-United Nations ministerial meeting, held today: I…
Applauding Access to COVID-19 Tools, COVAX Facility, Deputy Secretary-General Urges Global Support for ‘Best Stimulus Package’ Offering Way Out of Pandemic
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed’s remarks at the round table “Investing in COVID-19 vaccines and primary health…
Deputy Secretary-General, at Launch of Brookings Institute Sustainable Development Centre, Urges Leaders to Share Ideas, Serve as Role Models for Global Cooperation
Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the public launch event for the Centre…
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General. **Nigeria All right….
Economic Agreement, Resumed Talks between Belgrade, Pristina, Mark Important Steps towards Reconciliation in Kosovo, Mission Head Tells Security Council
The recent United States-mediated agreement on Belgrade-Pristina economic cooperation and the resumption of European Union-facilitated talks between the two sides…
COVID-19 Could Push up to 175 Million People into Extreme Poverty, Expert Warns Third Committee, amid Calls for Repairing Entrenched Social Inequities
Between 150 million and 175 million more people will fall into extreme poverty, due to the epic fallout from COVID‑19, the Special…
Alarmed by Genocide Denial in Rwanda, Former Yugoslavia, General Assembly Delegates Commend Residual Mechanism for Progress on Cases amid COVID-19
The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals appealed to Member States of the General Assembly today for…
Condemning Violent Escalation in Lagos, Secretary-General Urges Nigerian Security Forces to Act with Maximum Restraint, Protesters Demonstrate Peacefully
United Nations Print The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General is…
New Permanent Representative of Myanmar Presents Credentials
(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service) The new Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations,…
Strengthening, Promoting Rule of Law Impacted by ‘Game‑Changer’ Pandemic, Senior Official Tells Sixth Committee, as Debate on Principle Continues
As the Sixth Committee (Legal) continued its debate on the rule of law at the national and international levels today, the…
Secretary-General, in Central Sahel Conference Video Message, Appeals for $2.4 Billion to Cover Humanitarian Needs through Next Year, Warning Region ‘at Breaking Point’
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the Central Sahel Conference, today: The central Sahel…
Role of Palestine Refugee Agency More Urgent than Ever amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Delegates Say, as Fourth Committee Continues Joint General Debate
Amid the COVID‑19 pandemic, the role played by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the…
Moving Past Destructive Rivalries Through Confidence-Building Measures Key for Reducing Instability in Persian Gulf, Secretary-General Tells Security Council
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks, as delivered, at the Security Council meeting on the “Maintenance of international peace…
Deputy Secretary-General Urges Governments to Answer COVID-19 ‘Wake-Up’ Call, Adopt Inclusive Recovery Plans for Lifting Vulnerable from Extreme Poverty
Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed’s video message on the occasion of the event “Driving…