In progress at UNHQ

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Helen Meagher La Lime of the United States as his Special Representative for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH).

31 July 2018

SG/A/1821*-BIO/5111*

Secretary-General Appoints Jens Wandel of Denmark Special Adviser to Secretary-General on Reforms

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Jens Wandel of Denmark as Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Reforms.

31 July 2018

SC/13441

Security Council 2048 Committee Holds Informal Consultations to Hear Briefing by Its Chair on His Visit to Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, from 25 to 29 June 2018

On 16 July 2018, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2048 (2012) concerning Guinea‑Bissau held informal consultations to hear a briefing by the Chair on his visit to Guinea‑Bissau and Guinea, from 25 to 29 June 2018.

29 July 2018

SG/SM/19150

Secretary-General Expresses Concern over Restrictions on Civil Liberties, Democratic Rights in Run-Up to Comoros Referendum

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

28 July 2018

SG/SM/19149

Encouraged by Peaceful Electoral Process in Mali, Secretary-General Urges Citizens to Make Polls ‘an Important Celebration of Democracy’

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

The Secretary-General is closely following developments in Mali ahead of the presidential election scheduled to take place on 29 July. On the eve of these polls, which are important for peace and reconciliation in Mali, the Secretary-General is encouraged by the overall peaceful climate that has characterized the electoral campaign to date, despite continued security challenges in the north and centre of the country.

27 July 2018

ORG/1672

Independent Audit Advisory Committee Holds Forty-Third Session at New York Headquarters, 18-20 July

The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations (IAAC) held its forty-third session from 18-20 July 2018 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Presiding over the session was the Chair, Maria Gracia M. Pulido Tan. All the other members of the IAAC — Patricia X. Arriagada Villouta (Vice-Chair), Natalia A. Bocharova, Richard Quartei Quartey and Janet St. Laurent — were in attendance.

27 July 2018

DSG/SM/1209-ENV/DEV/1874

Deputy Secretary-General Calls on Governments, Partners to Provide Funding, Incentives for Sustainable Development Targets

Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the informal briefing on the Secretary‑General’s meeting on financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in New York today: