Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Popular Consultation in Timor-Leste, in Dili today:
In southern Africa, humanitarian personnel report that the region is experiencing severe food insecurity due to an El Niño-induced drought. More than 1.1 million children under the age of 5 are facing severe acute malnutrition in 12 countries.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Timor-Leste Parliament, in Dili today:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, observed on 16 September:
The new Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, Danny Danon, returning for a second term in that post, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Democracy, observed on 15 September:
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Michael Imran Kanu (Sierra Leone):
Escalating attacks in recent weeks on Ukraine have cause civilian deaths and destruction to surge, a senior United Nations disarmament official said today, as he briefed the Security Council on the rise in military assistance and transfers of arms and ammunition to that country, stressing that such activity must adhere to international law.
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, observed on 12 September:
As the United Nations and its humanitarian partners prepare for a vaccination campaign in Gaza to deal with the polio outbreak, speakers in the Security Council urged Israel to refrain from military operations and evacuation orders to ensure that those delivering and receiving services can do so safely.
