Activities to mark 50 years of Israeli occupation and support the two-State solution had taken centre stage in recent efforts to quell tensions, especially in Jerusalem, and create conditions for mutual respect, the Palestinian Rights Committee heard today.
The Secretary-General called on all national stakeholders in Kenya to renew their commitment to credible and peaceful elections, as well as their confidence in the institutions constitutionally mandated to conduct them. He underlined the importance of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
NEW YORK, 7 August (Department of Political Affairs) — The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN) convenes its thirtieth session on the 7 and 18 August, as well as the eleventh United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names (UNCSGN) from 8 to 17 August, to celebrate their fiftieth-year anniversary of conferences at Headquarters.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat today announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Leonard Muriuki Ngondi of Kenya as Force Commander for the African Union‑United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). He succeeds Lieutenant General Frank Mushyo Kamanzi of Rwanda, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his dedication and effective leadership as head of UNAMID’s military component.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Ten years after the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, progress has been made in terms of the formal recognition of indigenous peoples in several countries, but they overwhelmingly continue to face discrimination, marginalization and major challenges in enjoying their basic rights.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Aid workers in Iraq are preparing to bring water, hygiene, sanitation, food and emergency medical care to those in need ahead of the anticipated military campaign to retake the Da’esh-held town of Telafar, some 60 kilometres west of Mosul. Some 60,000 people are believed to remain trapped in the city and its environs.
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the Peace Ceremony in Hiroshima, Japan, today:
