Security Council

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council’s high-level debate on “Leadership for peace: united in respect of the UN Charter, in search of a secure future”, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council meeting on Lebanon, in New York today:

Ahead of an all-day meeting, with 90 speakers expected to take the floor, the Security Council adopted a Presidential Statement (to be issued as S/PRST/2024/5) affirming the principles set forth in the Charter of the United Nations and underscoring that the need to strengthen resolve to maintain international peace and security, consistent with the Charter, is more pressing than ever.

“Let us intensify our efforts to seek peace in Ukraine,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres urged a ministerial-level Security Council meeting today, as speakers debated ways to stop the war in that country, with some offering mediation and pledging support and others calling for the cessation of weapon delivery to the Russian Federation.

On 11 September 2024, members of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2653 (2022) concerning Haiti held informal consultations to discuss the final report of the Panel of Experts on Haiti, submitted in pursuance of paragraph 20 of resolution 2700 (2023).

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council meeting on Ukraine, in New York today:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Samuel Žbogar (Slovenia):

Warning that the recent deadly explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon marked a dangerous turning point, senior United Nations officials called for immediate de-escalation and ceasefire between all parties before a devastating war engulfs the entire Middle East.

All key stakeholders in Syria’s 13-year conflict must engage with the United Nations in a single format as the country remains in “a profound state of high conflict and territorial division,” the Organization’s senior mediator told the Security Council today, rejecting “piecemeal” diplomacy conducted by different groups.

The relentless expansion of Israeli settlements and escalating violence in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are deeply alarming, the top United Nations official for the Middle East told the Security Council today, as delegates urged the organ to enforce its own demand for the occupier to cease such illegal activities.