New Permanent Representative of Belarus Presents Credentials
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The new Permanent Representative of Belarus to the United Nations, Valentin Rybakov, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
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Refugees, Migrants in Greater Need of Support than Ever, Says Secretary-General, Stressing Need for Solidarity at 2017 Peace Bell Ceremony
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Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the Peace Bell Ceremony in New York today:
Secretary-General Condemns Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s Latest Missile Launch as ‘Manifest Violation’ of Security Council Resolutions
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The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Annual Headquarters Event for 2017 to Promote Multilateral Instruments that Safeguard Humanity, 19-22 September
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In a continuing effort to encourage wider participation in the multilateral treaty framework, United Nations Headquarters will host the annual Treaty Event from 19 to 22 September.
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary General
An upsurge of violence in the Central African Republic has caused a 50 per cent increase in the number of internally displaced people this year to a total of nearly 600,000. Fighting has engulfed territories that had been relatively stable, including Basse-Kotto, Mbomou and Haut-Mbomou, with almost 70 per cent of the country now in the hands of armed groups.
African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur Remains Focused on Key Strategic Priorities, Joint Special Representative Tells Security Council
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While moving forward with its reconfiguration efforts, the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) remained focused on the implementation of its key strategic priorities, including the protection of civilians, the Security Council heard today as it took up the Secretary-General’s latest report on that mission (document S/2017/776).
Secretary-General Stresses Cybersecurity, Privacy Concerns in Message to Broadband Commission
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Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the meeting of the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development, to be held in New York on 17 September:
Security Council Approves Mandate, Operations, Size of United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2377 (2017)
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The Security Council today approved the Secretary-General’s recommendations regarding the size, operational aspects and mandate of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia.
Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2376 (2017)
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The Security Council decided unanimously today to extend the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) until 15 September 2018 as an integrated special political mission.
Terrorism, Other Security Threats Diverting Scarce Funds from ‘Staggering’ Lake Chad Basin Humanitarian Crisis, Political Affairs Chief Tells Security Council
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Recent progress against Boko Haram notwithstanding, Africa’s Lake Chad Basin continued to suffer a “staggering” and under-funded humanitarian crisis, the United Nations political affairs chief told the Security Council today, warning that Governments across the region had been forced to divert already scarce resources to fight terrorism and other security challenges.