The Secretary-General joins Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, in conveying profound sympathies to the families and loved ones of the two German peacekeepers killed in a helicopter crash near Tabankort, in the Gao region of northern Mali, and offers condolences to the Government of Germany, as well as the United Nations Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali.
The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations (IAAC) held its thirty-ninth session from 24 to 26 July 2017 at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Declaring open its 2018 session, the Economic and Social Council elected by acclamation Marie Chatardova (Czech Republic) as its new President and adopted its provisional agenda and working arrangements for its upcoming session.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Despite declining violence in some parts of Syria in recent months, the country’s humanitarian and protection situation remained extremely difficult for civilians, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Ursula Mueller told the Security Council today.
The Security Council today renewed the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for six months today, while asking the Secretary-General to conduct a strategic review of the mission.
The Board of Auditors has approved 28 audit reports during its seventy-first regular session at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, held from 25 to 26 July.
The following statement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres was issued today:
Burundi’s socioeconomic Situation continued to deteriorate due to the ongoing political situation in the East African country, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy said today as he briefed the Security Council on developments there.
The new Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations, Christoph Heusgen, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
