At its 82nd meeting, on 9 July 2019, 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 the Syrian Arab Republic, agreed to convey the following messages through a public statement by the Chair of the Working Group:
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On Saturday evening, 29 June, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres travelled from Japan to the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, where, on 30 June, he took part in the Climate Summit Preparatory Meeting ahead of the Climate Action Summit he has convened for September.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres departed New York on Wednesday, 26 June, for Japan, where he arrived in Osaka, via Tokyo, on Thursday evening, 27 June.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Climate Summit Preparatory Meeting, in Abu Dhabi, on 30 June:
On 21 June 2019, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan held joint informal consultations with the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya and the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Mirko Manzoni of Switzerland as his Personal Envoy for Mozambique.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Economic and Social Council Integration Segment on the Annual Overview Report of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB), in New York today:
Nicolas de Rivière, the new Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the twelfth extraordinary session of the African Union on the African Continental Free Trade Area, in Niamey, Niger, today:
Syed Mohamad Hasrin bin Tengku Hussin, the new Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.