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13 May 2018

SG/SM/19030

Secretary-General, Appalled at Reported Use of Children, Condemns Deadly Terrorist Attacks on Worshipers at 3 Churches in Indonesia

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

11 May 2018

DSG/SM/1174-REC/273

Deputy Secretary-General Hails Efforts by Economic Commission for Latin America, Caribbean in Espousing More Inclusive Understanding of Development

Following are the closing remarks of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, as prepared for delivery, at the closing ceremony of the thirty-seventh session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Havana, Cuba, today:

11 May 2018

DSG/SM/1173-REC/272

‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Approach Cannot Guide Mobilization of Resources to Finance 2030 Agenda, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Foreign Ministers

Following is the special statement of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, as prepared for delivery, to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and High-Level Authorities at the thirty-seventh session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Havana, Cuba, today:

11 May 2018

SG/T/3214

Activities of Secretary-General in Cuba, 7-8 May

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Havana, Cuba, from New York on Monday afternoon, 7 May. He briefly addressed the local media upon his arrival at the airport.

11 May 2018

SC/13333

Security Council 1533 Committee Meets Representative of Democratic Republic of Congo, Special Representatives on Sexual Violence, Children and Armed Conflict

On 30 April 2018, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo convened a formal meeting with a representative of the Permanent Mission of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to discuss the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s efforts in the fight against sexual violence and child recruitment.

11 May 2018

GA/PAL/1405

Palestinian Rights Committee to Convene United Nations Forum on Question of Palestine, 17-18 May

The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will convene the United Nations Forum on the Question of Palestine under the theme “70 Years after 1948 — Lessons to Achieve a Sustainable Peace” on 17 and 18 May in the Trusteeship Council Chamber of United Nations Headquarters in New York.

11 May 2018

SG/SM/19029-REC/271

Growth Must Lead to More Resilient Societies, Healthier Planet, Secretary-General Tells Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the seventy‑fourth session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in Bangkok today: