Press Release

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the twenty-sixth session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), in Nairobi today:

On 2 May 2017, the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict was briefed via video-teleconference by the Co-Chairs of the Sudan Country Task Force on Monitoring and Reporting on the situation of children and armed conflict in the Sudan.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Michel Kafando of Burkina Faso as his Special Envoy.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed’s remarks at the Economic and Social Council consultations on the Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review (QCPR), in New York today:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Elbio Rosselli (Uruguay):

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Elbio Rosselli (Uruguay):

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Elbio Rosselli (Uruguay):

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the Day of Vesak, observed on 10 May:

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

The new Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations, Tijjani Muhammad Bande, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.