Press Release

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message to the 2017 United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme, in Nairobi today:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Koro Bessho (Japan):

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

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message for World AIDS Day, to be observed today:

The fifty‑eighth meeting of the Panel of External Auditors, chaired by Mussa Juma Assad, Controller and Auditor General of the United Republic of Tanzania, was held on 30 November and 1 December at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome.  The Panel consists of Auditors General of 11 Supreme Audit Institutions who are either elected or selected to conduct the external audit of the United Nations Secretariat, funds and programmes and specialized agencies.  This also includes two observers who remain on the Panel, for a period of three years after they rotate off the Panel.  The meeting was attended by Auditors General or their representatives from the United Republic of Tanzania, France, India, Germany, Italy, Ghana, Philippines, Switzerland, Indonesia, Canada and United Kingdom.

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message, “Transformation towards a sustainable and resilient society for all”, for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, observed on 3 December:

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 Colin Stewart of Canada as his Special Representative for Western Sahara and Head of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).

The preparatory (stocktaking) meeting of the Intergovernmental Conference to adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration will take place in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, from 4 to 6 December.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Sebastiano Cardi (Italy):