In a briefing to the Security Council today, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) underscored the Libyan Government’s stated commitment to cooperate with the Court and pursue justice for its people, while urging the handover of a suspect alleged to have committed grave crimes against detainees — including migrants and refugees.

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

“Palestinians are racialized as a security threat, because they — we — refuse to disappear,” the Palestinian Rights Committee heard today from a scholar who spoke at a special event remembering the seventy-seventh anniversary of the Nakba.

On Tuesday, 6 May, the Secretary-General arrived in Copenhagen, Denmark, to chair the biannual meeting of the Chief Executives Board of the United Nations, which brings together the heads of the UN system.

In Haiti, the UN and its partners continue to support thousands of people who fled violence in the Centre Department in the first two weeks of April. More than 50,000 people who were uprooted by clashes in the department continue to live in informal sites or with host families, with limited access to essential services.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for Africa Day, observed on 25 May:

Despite a temporary lull in fighting, UN officials warned the Security Council that Yemen remains gripped by escalating regional tensions, deepening economic collapse and a worsening humanitarian crisis that continues to devastate civilians — particularly women and children — and derail prospects for lasting peace.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s opening remarks to the “Member States Briefing on Beyond Gross Domestic Product (GDP)” today:

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for Europe Day: