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Briefing Security Council on Yemen, Special Envoy Warns Oil Facilities Attack Could Threaten Regional Stability, Calls for Inclusive Process to End Fighting

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The top United Nations official in Yemen called for advancing “with purpose and resolve” towards a political solution to end the conflict, now in its fourth year, as Security Council delegates today cautioned that the 14 September attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia could spark a regional conflagration.

Culture of Peace Inseparable from Human Rights, Secretary-General Tells High-Level Forum, Urging Respect for Diverse, Inclusive Societies

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Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks, delivered by Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Chef de Cabinet, to the High-Level Forum on the Culture of Peace under the theme “Twentieth Anniversary of Culture of Peace:  Empowering and Transforming Humanity”, in New York today:

Executive Board Leadership Critical in Transforming United Nations Development System, Deputy Secretary-General Says at Informal Joint Meeting

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the informal joint meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Council, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Executive Board and World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Board, in Rome today:

Evolving Situation in Sahel Requires Stronger Coordination, National Leadership, Deputy Secretary-General Says at Joint Executive Board Meeting

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the situation in the Sahel at the informal joint meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Council, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Executive Board and the World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Board, in Rome today:

Secretary-General Appoints Lieutenant General Abhijit Guha of India to Head United Nations Mission in Support of Hudaydah Agreement

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The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Lieutenant General (retired) Abhijit Guha of India as the Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee and Head of the United Nations Mission in support of the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) pursuant to Security Council resolutions 2452 (2019) and 2481 (2019).