The General Assembly today adopted two resolutions promoting the importance of sport as a unifier and proclaiming 24 January the International Day of Education, as it also heard a briefing on progress in the investigation into the death of former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld.
The following statement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres was issued today:
On 21 November 2018, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2374 (2017) concerning Mali, held informal consultations to hear statements by Mali and States of the region. The meeting was held in advance of the planned Committee Mission to Mali.
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for Human Rights Day, observed on 10 December:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the seventieth anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of This Crime, observed on 9 December:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development, observed on 5 December:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, observed on 3 December:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the G20 during the “Putting people first” session, in Buenos Aires today:
Enhancing and expanding developing countries’ access to pro‑poor technologies are among a range of targeted measures the General Assembly would promote, according to the provisions of 1 of 12 draft resolutions the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) approved today.
Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the dinner with the Presidency and the Thembekile Mandela Foundation to launch the “Leading Like Mandela Leadership Development Programme”, in Johannesburg, South Africa, today:
