Secretary-General, Deeply Concerned by Reported Killings in Myanmar, Reiterates Need to Address Root Causes of Violence
SG/SM/18654
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
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Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends One Entry on Its Sanctions List
SC/12968
On 27 August 2017, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) enacted the amendments specified with underline and strikethrough in the entry below on its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
General Assembly Sets Dates for South-South Cooperation Conference, Transmits Draft Outcome of High-Level Human Trafficking Review to Next Session
GA/11933
The General Assembly adopted a consensus resolution today, transmitting to its seventy-second session the draft outcome document of its 27-28 September high-level meeting on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons.
Secretary-General Appoints Alain Noudéhou of Benin Deputy Special Representative in South Sudan
SG/A/1756-BIO/5008-PKO/662
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Alain Noudéhou of Benin as his Deputy Special Representative in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). He will also serve as United Nations Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Pyongyang’s Actions Show Even Strongest Norm No Substitute for Binding Prohibition, Secretary-General Says, in Message for International Day Against Nuclear Tests
SG/SM/18653-DC/3731-OBV/1738
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day against Nuclear Tests, to be observed on 29 August:
Secretary-General Expresses Shock at Guatemala President’s Statement Declaring Impunity Commission Leader Persona Non Grata
SG/SM/18652
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Secretary-General Appoints Kenneth Gluck of United States Deputy Special Representative in Central African Republic
SG/A/1755-BIO/5007-PKO/661
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Kenneth Gluck of the United States as his Deputy Special Representative and Deputy Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The United Nations Human Rights Office confirmed that 33 civilians in Yemen were killed and 25 injured in the 23 August air strike by coalition forces that hit a hotel in Sana’a Governorate, one of several coalition air strikes that day, which resulted in deaths. Witnesses said there had been no warnings of an attack.
Secretary-General Condemns Attacks against Security Forces in Myanmar
SG/SM/18651
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Poaching, Climate Change Threaten Snow Leopards, Secretary-General Says in Message, Urging Protection of Big Cats’ Fragile Mountain Habitats
SG/SM/18650-ENV/DEV/1800
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection International Forum in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, today: