Press Release

Following consultations, United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres has appointed Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé of Spain as his High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, from 1 January 2019.

On 19 November 2018, 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.

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message for Africa Industrialization Day, observed on 20 November:

The membership of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group of the Internet Governance Forum has been renewed.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has reappointed Lynn St. Amour of the United States Chair of the Internet Governance Forum’s Multistakeholder Advisory Group.

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, observed on 25 November:

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the eighth Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, in New York today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message to the high‑level opening of the European Parliament’s Human Rights Week, to be held in Brussels from 19 to 23 November:

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message to the United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress, in Deqing, Zhejiang Province, China, today:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Ma Zhaoxu (China):