Activities of Secretary-General in Vatican City, 11 June
SG/T/3430
On Wednesday, 11 June, the Secretary-General met with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City.
In progress at UNHQ
Security Council Holds Meeting on Iran’s Nuclear Programme
SC/16100
The Security Council this afternoon will take up non-proliferation, holding its bi-annual briefing on the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015), which endorses the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear programme.
Security Council Press Statement on Attack against Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Central African Republic
SC/16099
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett (Guyana):
UN Charter ‘More than Parchment, Ink; It Is a Promise — of Peace, Dignity, Cooperation among Nations’, Says Secretary-General in Exhibition Remarks
SG/SM/22700
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the UN Charter Day exhibition, in New York today:
Digital Cooperation ‘an Absolute Necessity, Shared Responsibility’, Says Secretary-General, in Message for Internet Governance Forum
SG/SM/22701
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Internet Governance Forum, in Lillestrøm, Norway, today:
International Support Critical to Turn ‘Fragile Truce’ in Libya into Permanent Ceasefire, Create Accountable Government, Special Representative Tells Security Council
SC/16098
Libya is yet again at a critical juncture, the UN’s top official for the country told the Security Council today, stressing international support is indispensable to Tripoli’s attempt to turn a fragile truce into a permanent ceasefire and form a government accountable to its citizens.
Secretary-General Deeply Alarmed by Further Escalation of Conflict in Middle East
SG/SM/22699
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
A World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report notes that Asia is currently warming twice as fast as the global average. This is fuelling more extreme weather and taking a heavy toll on the region’s economies, ecosystems and societies.
Second Committee Discusses Working Methods, Concludes Session
GA/EF/3615
Concluding its seventy-ninth session today, the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) — while not taking a decision on its agenda item concerning revitalization of its work — heard that its working methods must be improved despite a lack of consensus on how best to do so.
Security Council Committee on Libya Meets with Libyan Investment Authority
SC/16097
On 12 December 2024, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya held informal consultations to meet with a delegation from the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA), an entity subject to the assets freeze measures imposed by resolutions 1970 (2011) and 1973 (2011), as modified by resolution 2009 (2011).