Michel Xavier Biang of Gabon Chair of Sixth Committee
BIO/5150*-GA/L/3565
The Sixth Committee (Legal) elected Michel Xavier Biang (Gabon) Chair on 5 June.
In progress at UNHQ
Gillian Elizabeth Bird of Australia Chair of Fifth Committee
BIO/5149*-GA/AB/4288
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) elected Gillian Elizabeth Bird (Australia) as Chair on 5 June.
Lewis Garseedah Brown II of Liberia Chair of Fourth Committee
BIO/5148*-GA/SPD/659
The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) elected Lewis Garseedah Brown II as Chair on 5 June.
Mahmoud Saikal of Afghanistan Chair of Third Committee
BIO/5147*-GA/SHC/4225
The Third Committee (Social Humanitarian and Cultural) elected Mahmoud Saikal (Afghanistan) as Chair on 5 June.
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The World Health Organization today launched its first global guidelines on sanitation and health, warning that the world will not achieve universal sanitation coverage by 2030 without comprehensive policy shifts and more investment.
Secretary-General Appoints Joanne Adamson of United Kingdom Deputy Special Representative for Mali
SG/A/1835-BIO/5144
The Secretary-General of the United Nations today announced the appointment of Joanne Adamson of the United Kingdom as his new Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).
Security Council Sanctions Committee concerning Iraq Removes One Entity from Its Sanctions List
SC/13527
On 1 October 2018, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1518 (2003) approved the removal of the following entity from its List of Individuals and Entities subject to the assets freeze set out by paragraphs 19 and 23 of Security Council resolution 1483 (2003) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:
Secretary-General Takes Note of Consultative Referendum Outcome in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
SG/SM/19269
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary‑General António Guterres:
We Can End Hunger, Sexual Harassment, While Ensuring ‘Everyone Is a Digital Citizen’, Deputy Secretary-General Says at Global Citizen Concert
DSG/SM/1229
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed’s remarks at the Global Citizen Concert, in New York today:
Lenders, Businesses Have Key Role in Implementing 2030 Agenda, Secretary-General Says as European Investment Bank Celebrates Sixtieth Anniversary
SG/SM/19267-ECO/298
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the European Investment Bank celebration dinner, in Luxembourg City today: