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Secretary-General, on Fifty-Seventh Anniversary of Dag Hammarskjöld’s Death, Honours His Idealism, Integrity, Warning against Divisions, Self-Interest

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Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at the wreath‑laying ceremony commemorating the fifty-seventh anniversary of the death of former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, in New York today:

Afghanistan’s Pre-Election Decisions Will Have Far-Reaching Implications for Peace Process, Senior Official Tells Security Council

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Amid the recent rise in civilian casualties inside Afghanistan, decisions made now ahead of elections in October will have far‑reaching implications for the country’s future and play a key role in advancing the peace process, the senior United Nations official in that country told the Security Council today.

Secretary-General, at Atomic Energy Agency Conference, Welcomes Continued Monitoring of Iran’s Nuclear Programme, Readiness to Resume Verification in Korean Peninsula

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Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message, delivered by Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and Director-General of the United Nations Office in Vienna, to the sixty-second general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in Vienna today:

Outgoing General Assembly President Urges Members to Uphold Multilateralism, Invest More in Tackling Climate Change Threats ‘Before Window Closes’ 

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Concluding the General Assembly’s seventy-second session today, the outgoing President spotlighted salient trends emerging over recent years — ranging from more robust support for conflict prevention efforts to intensifying attacks on multilateralism — before handing the gavel to the President-elect of the seventy‑third session.

Security Council Committee Concerning Libya Amends Its Sanctions List

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On 17 September 2018, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya enacted the amendments specified in the entries below on its List (the Libya Sanctions List) of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze and travel ban set out in paragraphs 15 and/or 17 of Security Council resolution 1970 (2011) and/or paragraph 19 of resolution 1973 (2011), adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:

United States, Russian Federation Trade Accusations of Interference in Expert Panel’s Report as Security Council Considers Non-Proliferation

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The representatives of the United States and the Russian Federation traded accusations today over the report of the Panel of Experts relating to the sanctions imposed on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, as the Security Council met to consider non-proliferation.