The new Permanent Observer for the South Centre to the United Nations, Manuel (Butch) F. Montes, presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
The new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Moldova to the United Nations, Victor Moraru, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
The new Permanent Representative of Mauritania to the United Nations, Ousmane Ba, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
The new Permanent Representative of Zambia to the United Nations, Lazarous Kapambwe, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
The new Permanent Representative of Swaziland to the United Nations, Melusi Martin Masuku, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
The Security Council would consider questions spanning four continents this month, and its work would include action on peacekeeping and political mandates, as well as holding two open debates and a briefing on Syria, on the heels of peace talks expected to resume tomorrow, Liu Jieyi (China), its President for July, said at a Headquarters press conference today.
On 3 July 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 names below from the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres departed New York on 20 June, flying via Brussels to Entebbe, Uganda. He then travelled to Kampala by road on Wednesday evening, 21 June.
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed's remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the African Union Summit, in Addis Ababa today:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Conference on Sand and Dust-Storms, in Tehran today:
