On 6 July 2017, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida 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 2 of Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Washington, D.C., from New York on Tuesday morning, 27 June.
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the International Association of University Presidents Triennial Conference, in Vienna today:
On 3 July 2017, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan held informal consultations to consider the report of the Chair’s visit to Sudan, which took place from 14 to 18 May 2017.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Economic and Social Council on repositioning the United Nations development system to deliver on the 2030 Agenda, in New York today:
The new Permanent Observer for the South Centre to the United Nations, Manuel (Butch) F. Montes, presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
The new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Moldova to the United Nations, Victor Moraru, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
The new Permanent Representative of Mauritania to the United Nations, Ousmane Ba, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
The new Permanent Representative of Zambia to the United Nations, Lazarous Kapambwe, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
The new Permanent Representative of Swaziland to the United Nations, Melusi Martin Masuku, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.