Speaking at the largest General Assembly gathering since the COVID-19 pandemic halted in-person events and devastated global travel some three years ago, world leaders this September called on the international community to unite in the face of the conflict in Ukraine, global climate emergency, and emerging food, fuel and cost-of-living crises.
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Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) of the General Assembly, in New York today:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the General Assembly on Pakistan floods, in New York today:
The Sixth Committee (Legal) elected Pedro Comissário Afonso (Mozambique) Chair on 7 June.
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) elected Philippe Kridelka (Belgium) Chair on 7 June.
The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) elected Mohamed al Hassan (Oman) Chair on 7 June.
The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) elected José A. Blanco Conde (Dominican Republic) Chair on 7 June.
The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) elected Lachezara Stoeva (Bulgaria) Chair on 7 June.
The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) elected Mohan Pieris (Sri Lanka) as its Chair.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks, as delivered, to the General Assembly for the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, in New York today: