Press Release

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

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana of Indonesia as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s remarks on United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, in New York today:

On 31 August 2018, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo met with the members of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, whose mandate was extended on 29 June 2018 to 1 August 2019 pursuant to resolution 2424 (2018).

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Nicholas Haysom of South Africa as his Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Nikki R. Haley (United States):

On 11 September 2018, the Committee approved the addition of the entry specified below to its List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze and travel ban, set out in paragraphs 15 and 17 of Security Council resolution 1970 (2011), and paragraph 19 of resolution 1973 (2011), adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks on Syria, in New York today:

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

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks on the Implementation Plan for the Reinvigorated Resident Coordinator System, in New York today: