Security Council Press Statement on Elections in Liberia
SC/13084
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Sebastiano Cardi (Italy):
In progress at UNHQ
Concerns Aired about Syria Envoy Office, Adviser on Genocide Prevention, as Fifth Committee Examines Budgets for Special Political Missions
GA/AB/4256
As the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today examined the recommended 2018 budgets for special political missions and the assistance mission in Iraq, one delegate objected to aspects of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide’s activities, while another was concerned by sharp increases in the number of staff at the Office of the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria.
Secretary-General Appoints Pernille Dahler Kardel of Denmark Acting Special Coordinator for Lebanon
SG/A/1773*-BIO/5046*
United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Pernille Dahler Kardel of Denmark as Acting United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon.
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today convicted Ratko Mladiæ on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, giving him a life sentence. Prosecutor Serge Brammertz said the judgment was a milestone in the Tribunal’s history and international criminal justice.
Secretary General’s Special Representative Outlines ‘Very High Cost’ of ‘Historic’ Victory over Islamic State in Briefing to Security Council
SC/13083
Victory over Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) had come at a very high cost, with thousands of fighters and civilians killed or wounded, hundreds of thousands of children brainwashed, entire cities in ruins, and some six million people displaced, the Secretary‑General’s Special Representative in Iraq said today, as he briefed the Security Council on the situation concerning that country.
Ending Violence against Women Hinges on Wielding Political Will to Tackle Pervasive Patriarchy, Secretary-General Stresses on International Day
SG/SM/18796-OBV/1756-WOM/2124
Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, in New York today:
Concluding Intense Session, Third Committee Approves 5 Draft Resolutions on Children’s Rights, Assistance to Refugees, Persons with Disabilities
GA/SHC/4224
The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) concluded its seventy‑second session today, approving five draft resolutions on the rights of children, assistance to refugees, persons with disabilities, social development and terrorism.
Secretary-General Condemns Deadly Suicide Attack in Nigeria, Reiterating Solidarity with Government to Fight Terrorism, Extreme Violence
SG/SM/18795
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Secretary-General Urges Greater Collective Action to Permanently End Violence against Women, Girls, in Message for International Observance
SG/SM/18794-OBV/1755-WOM/2123
Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to be observed on 25 November:
Activities of Secretary-General in United Kingdom, 16-17 November
SG/T/3195
United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres travelled from Bonn, Germany, to London, United Kingdom, on Thursday, 16 November, to give a lecture at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London.