Secretary-General Deplores Violence Surrounding Recent Elections in Benin
SG/SM/19562
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
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United Nations Population Fund ‘Torchlight’ for Millions of Women in Control over Their Lives, Says Deputy Secretary-General at Anniversary Event
DSG/SM/1277-POP/1086
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at a reception marking the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in New York today:
Independent Audit Advisory Committee Holds Forty-Sixth Session at United Nations Headquarters, 29 April-1 May
ORG/1691
The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations held its forty-sixth session from 29 April to 1 May at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
Unfolding developments in Benin are under close watch following the 28 April legislative elections, from which opposition parties were barred. Noting with concern the ongoing tensions and unrest, the United Nations calls upon all Beninese to exercise maximum restraint and resolve differences through dialogue.
Renewed Commitment, Pragmatic Measures Required to Accelerate Decolonization Processes, Secretary-General Tells Caribbean Regional Seminar
SG/SM/19561-GA/COL/3333
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the opening of the Caribbean Regional Seminar on Decolonization, in Saint George’s, Grenada, today:
Press Conference by Security Council President on Programme of Work for May
The Security Council’s programme of work for May will feature two open debates, the first on peacekeeping and the other on protection of civilians in armed conflict, Dian Triansyah Djani (Indonesia), Council President for the month, said at a Headquarters press conference today.
Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends 80 Entries on Its Sanctions List
SC/13799
On 1 May 2019, the amendments specified with underline and strikethrough were enacted in the entries below on the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al‑Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2368 (2017), and adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
Lack of Political Will Overshadows Vital Improvements for Indigenous Communities Despite Gains on Land, Language, Legal Rights, Delegates Tell Permanent Forum
HR/5436
Despite scattered gains in land, language and legal rights, a glaring lack of political will around the world is inhibiting fundamental change on the ground in thousands of communities in every region, delegates told the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues today as it continued its work.
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The World Health Organization (WHO) says most Ebola response activities have been relaunched in Butembo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu Province following a slowdown caused by the attack that left Cameroonian doctor Richard Valéry Mouzoko dead and two other people injured.
Resource Mobilization by Member States Can Play Key Role in Telling World about Work of United Nations, Under-Secretary-General Tells Committee on Information
PI/2258
The Department of Global Communications is counting on Member States to help it accelerate the pace of modernization and improve the ways it informs the world about the work of the United Nations in an era of challenge for multilateralism, the Committee on Information heard today.