The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations (IAAC) held its fifty-ninth session from 20-22 July 2022 under a hybrid format at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The session was presided over by the Chair, Janet St. Laurent. All the other members of the Committee, namely Dorothy Bradley, Anton Kosyanenko and Imran Vanker, were in attendance throughout the session, with the exception of Agus Pramono (Vice-Chair), who attended on the last day.
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The Kingdom of Morocco, represented by the Interministerial Delegation for Human Rights and the Rabita of Ulemas, jointly with the United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention of the Responsibility to Protect concluded a two-day high-level symposium in Fez, Kingdom of Morocco, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Plan of Action for Religious Leaders and Actors to Prevent Incitement to Violence that Could Lead to Atrocity Crimes, also called the Fez Plan of Action.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the second Kyiv Summit of the First Ladies and Gentlemen: Ukraine and the World — the Future We (Re)build Together, online, today:
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Ronaldo Costa Filho (Brazil):
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the signing of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, in Istanbul today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the World Youth Development Forum: “For a Shared Future: Promoting Sustainable Development with Youth and for Youth”, in Beijing today:
Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the virtual Boma of Africa, today:
Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the Side Event on “Indian model of SDG Localization: Toward full implementation of the 2030 Agenda”, on 13 July: