Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the seventy-second session of the General Assembly, in New York today:
Commencing the seventy-second session of the General Assembly today, President Miroslav Lajčák said his tenure would be a “year of firsts” and called upon Member States to come together to help people striving for peace and a decent life.
The new Permanent Representative of Côte d’Ivoire to the United Nations, Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoué, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
The new Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations, Mohammad Hussein Ali Bahr Aluloom, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
The new Permanent Representative of Guinea-Bissau to the United Nations, Fernando Delfim da Silva, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
The new Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations, Tore Hattrem, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
The new Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations, Diego Morejón-Pazmiño, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
On 31 May 2017, the United Nations General Assembly elected Miroslav Lajčák of Slovakia President of its seventy-second session, which runs from September 2017 to September 2018 (Press Release GA/11915).
On 12 September 2017, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities removed the name below from the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List.
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, on United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, in New York today:
