On 9 December, African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres convened virtually the fourth African Union-United Nations Annual Conference, at a time of unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Jerry Matthews Matjila (South Africa):
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the Climate Ambition Summit, held today:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in’s “2050 Net Zero Vision”, today:
The Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, in connection with the examination of the second report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in Nigeria (S/2020/652), agreed to convey the following messages through a public statement by the Chair of the Working Group:
Regional dynamics remained favorable to the peace process in Darfur, the Chair of the Security Council’s Sudan sanctions committee said during a videoconference meeting on 11 December, underscoring that such sanctions were not in place to punish the country, but to support its attainment of sustainable peace.
The new Permanent Representative of Chad to the United Nations, Ammo Aziza Baroud, presented her credentials to the Secretariat today.
Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to congratulate winners of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 2020 United Nations Global Climate Action Awards, today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary‑General António Guterres:
