Secretary-General Condemns Attack on Cultural Centre, Media Outlet in Afghanistan
SG/SM/18842
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
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Security Council Committee Established Pursuant to Resolution 1718 (2006) Designates 4 Vessels Pursuant to Paragraph 6 of Resolution 2375 (2017)
SC/13149
On 28 December 2017, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) designated the following four vessels pursuant to paragraph 6 of resolution 2375 (2017):
Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan
SC/13148
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Koro Bessho (Japan):
Security Council Sanctions Committee concerning Central African Republic Draws Attention to Recommendation in Panel of Experts Final Report
SC/13147
On 4 December 2017, during its informal consultations with the Panel of Experts, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic drew attention to the recommendation contained in paragraph 256 (a) of the final report of the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic dated 6 December 2017 (document S/2017/1023), which is available on the Committee’s website (www.un.org/sc/suborg/en/sanctions/2127/panel-of-experts/reports).
Meeting with Coordinator of Group of Experts on Democratic Republic of Congo
SC/13146
On 11 December 2017, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo received a briefing from the Coordinator of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Group’s midterm report in pursuance of paragraph 6 of resolution 2360 (2017).
Leila Zerrougui of Algeria Appointed Special Representative, Head, United Nations Stabilization Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo
SG/A/1780*-BIO/5053*-PKO/701
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Leila Zerrougui of Algeria as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).
Christian Saunders of United Kingdom Appointed Assistant Secretary-General, Office of Central Support-Services, Department of Management
SG/A/1779-BIO/5052
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Christian Saunders of the United Kingdom as Assistant Secretary-General for the Office of Central Support-Services in the Department of Management. He will succeed Stephen Cutts, to whom the Secretary-General and the Under-Secretary-General for Management are grateful for his commitment and dedicated service to the Organization.
Secretary-General Hopes for Seamless Transfer of Power in Liberia Following Peacefully Conducted Presidential Election, Pledges United Nations Support
SG/SM/18841
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Concluding Main Part of Seventy-Second Session, General Assembly Adopts $5.397 Billion Budget for 2018-2019, as Recommended by Fifth Committee
GA/11997
Upon the recommendation of its Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary), the General Assembly wrapped up the main part of its seventy-second session today, adopting a $5.397 billion budget for the United Nations for the 2018-2019 biennium and switching the Organization, on a trial basis, to a year-by-year budget cycle.
Fifth Committee Recommends $5.4 Billion Budget for 2018-2019 Biennium as It Concludes Main Part of Seventy-Second Session
GA/AB/4270
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) wrapped up the main part of its seventy-second session today, recommending that the General Assembly adopt a $5.397 billion budget for the United Nations for the 2018-2019 biennium and approve switching the Organization, on a trial basis, to a year-by-year budget cycle.