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10 August 2019

SG/SM/19699

Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Libya Car Bomb Attack That Left 3 United Nations Staff Dead, 3 Others among Wounded

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

9 August 2019

SG/SM/19698

Secretary-General Deeply Concerned about Violent Clashes in Yemen, Urges Parties to End Hostilities, Resolve Differences through Dialogue

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

9 August 2019

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Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends One Entry on Its Sanctions List

On 9 August 2019, 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 enacted the technical amendments specified with underline and strikethrough in the entry below on 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:

9 August 2019

DSG/SM/1314-HR/5443-OBV/1903

Almost Half World’s Languages Risk Disappearing, Deputy Secretary-General Warns, Urging Action to Preserve Indigenous Cultures, in Message for Global Observance

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed’s remarks on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, in New York today:

9 August 2019

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Young People Instrumental in Securing Future Free of Nuclear Weapons, Secretary-General Says in Message to Nagasaki Annual Peace Ceremony

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the Nagasaki Annual Peace Ceremony, in Nagasaki today:

8 August 2019

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World Loses Wealth of Traditional Knowledge as Each Language Disappears, Warns Secretary-General, in Message on International Day of Indigenous Peoples

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, observed on 9 August:

8 August 2019

SG/A/1897-BIO/5239-REF/1263

Secretary-General Appoints Gillian Triggs of Australia Assistant High Commissioner, Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Gillian Triggs of Australia as Assistant Secretary-General to serve as the Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Ms. Triggs will succeed Volker Türk of Austria who has been appointed as Assistant Secretary-General for Strategic Coordination in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General. The Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Refugees are grateful for Mr. Türk’s 30 years of dedicated service to the refugee cause, including four years as Assistant High Commissioner for Protection.