United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Said Djinnit of Algeria as his Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region.
The United Nations General Assembly will mark Nelson Mandela International Day with an informal meeting on Friday, 18 July, honouring the South African leader’s contributions to democracy, racial justice and reconciliation.
Following is UN Secretary-General’s message, as delivered by Consuelo Vida, United Nations Resident Coordinator, to the Conference on Unaccompanied Child Migrants, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, today: