The three‑day preparatory stocktaking meeting of the Intergovernmental Conference to adopt a Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration concluded today.
Expressing grave concern about reports of migrants being sold into slavery in Libya, the Security Council today condemned such actions as heinous abuses of human rights and possible crimes against humanity, and called for those responsible to be held to account.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Koro Bessho (Japan):
While postponing action on a text on the investigation into the 1961 death of Dag Hammarskjöld, the General Assembly today adopted a resolution by recorded vote on cooperation with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), urging the United Nations system to cooperate with the body in areas of mutual interest.
Addressing the Security Council today, the President of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, said he took great pride in closing down an institution of that calibre and in having kept his word to the 15‑nation organ that the Court would close by the end of 2017.
Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ statement on the Middle East peace process today:
Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message for the Tenth Peace and Sport International Forum: Sport Innovation for Social Transformation, in Monaco today:
Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message to the Fortune Global Forum, in Guangzhou today:
With the assets of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund totalling a record $62 billion at the end of October, delegates today expressed concern over the quality of service it provided to its more than 200,000 participants, as well as its failure in 2016 to meet its return‑on‑investment target, as the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) took up the Fund’s proposed budget for the biennium 2018‑2019.
The Economic and Social Council met today to fill regular and outstanding vacancies in eight of its subsidiary bodies.
