Press Release

On 4 February 2020, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida, and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities approved the addition of the entry specified below to its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2368 (2017), and adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Selwin Hart of Barbados as his Special Adviser and Assistant Secretary-General of the Climate Action Team.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Mahmoud Mohieldin of Egypt as the Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the memorial for Sir Fazle Hasan Abed of Bangladesh, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Group of Friends on Climate, in New York today:

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Jack Christofides of South Africa as the Deputy Head of Mission for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ tribute on the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council briefing on Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-United Nations cooperation, in New York today:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Dang Dinh Quy (Viet Nam):