Press Release

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Jérôme Bonnafont (France):

On 24 April, the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean celebrated a year of youth commitment to building a Latin America region free of armed violence through hosting a dedicated webinar on its “GenerAccion Paz” initiative.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Press Freedom Day, observed on 3 May:

The new Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations, Nabil Ammar, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

The new Permanent Representative of Montenegro to the United Nations, Dragana Radulović, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

The Secretary-General announced today the appointment of Ian Martin of the United Kingdom as Head of the Strategic Assessment, as part of his UN80 initiative, of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

The United Nations Independent Audit Advisory Committee held its seventieth session from 14 to 16 April at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa.

Representing the largest international annual gathering of Indigenous Peoples with around 1,000 participants, the twenty-fourth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues opened today at UN Headquarters in New York, putting a spotlight on some of the most urgent and interconnected issues facing Indigenous Peoples today.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening ceremony of the twenty-fourth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, in New York today:

On 23 and 24 April, States from Middle East and North Africa will gather in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss the implementation of the Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management to counter illicit trafficking and diversion of ammunition and reduce the risk of unplanned explosions at munition sites.