Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ opening remarks to the twelfth session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in New York today:
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Mansour Ayyad Sh. A. Alotaibi (Kuwait):
The Security Council adopted today its first-ever resolution dealing specifically with persons reported missing in armed conflict, with briefers and delegates — concerned that the number of such cases worldwide is showing no signs of abating — demanding greater political will to address the problem.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Glion, Switzerland, from Aachen, Germany, on Friday, 30 May.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Aachen, Germany, from Vienna on Tuesday evening, 28 May.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Vienna on Monday, 27 May, to take part in the fortieth anniversary celebrations of the Vienna International Centre, which is home to several United Nations agencies.
Twenty years after the establishment of a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Kosovo, the situation there is fragile, the Organization’s top political official in the region told the Security Council today, citing recent developments, including a police raid against organized crime in Serb-majority municipalities that resulted in the controversial arrest of mission personnel.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan condemned the deliberate targeting of civilians by anti-Government elements throughout the holy month of Ramadan, citing more than 100 civilian casualties in Kabul alone. The Secretary-General’s Special Representative said that by definition these are war crimes.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the informal meeting of the General Assembly on the independent High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation, in New York today:
