Security Council Press Statement on Attack against UNAMID Peacekeepers in Darfur
SC/12851-PKO/650
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Sacha Sergio Llorentty Solíz (Bolivia):
In progress at UNHQ
Security Council 1718 Sanctions Committee Amends Four Entries on Its Sanctions List
SC/12850
On 1 June 2017, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1718 (2006) enacted the amendments specified with underline and strikethrough in the entries below on its 1718 Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the measures imposed by paragraphs 8(d) and 8(e) of Security Council resolution 1718 (2006) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
General Assembly Adopts Resolution Recognizing Right of Return for Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons in Georgia, No Matter Their Ethnicity
GA/11919
The General Assembly recognized today the right of return of all internally displaced persons and refugees in Georgia and their descendants, regardless of ethnicity, to their homes throughout that country, including Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia.
Secretary-General Calls United States Decision to Withdraw from Paris Agreement on Climate Change ‘Major Disappointment’
SG/SM/18548-ENV/DEV/1790-L/T/4458
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Press Conference by Security Council President on Programme of Work for June
The Security Council would consider, for the first time, a comprehensive approach to mine action, among a range of priority themes expected to dominate its work this month, Sacha Sergio Llorentty Solíz (Bolivia), its President for June, said at a Headquarters press conference today.
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The Secretary-General’s report “Reinvigorating the AIDS Response to Catalyse Sustainable Development and United Nations Reform” was presented today at the General Assembly. The Deputy Secretary-General, in presenting the report, said that “the AIDS pandemic is far from over”, and stressed that countries “need to do a better job of reaching young women and adolescent girls”.
Secretary-General Appoints Jan Beagle of New Zealand Under-Secretary-General for Management
SG/A/1735*-BIO/4970*
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Jan Beagle of New Zealand as the next Under-Secretary-General for Management.
Community-Driven Solutions, Commitment to People-Centred Health Systems Can End HIV/AIDS, Deputy Secretary-General Tells General Assembly
DSG/SM/1060-GA/11918-AIDS/207
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed's remarks to the General Assembly annual meeting on HIV/AIDS, in New York today:
Close $7 Billion Funding Gap in AIDS Response, Speakers Stress, Urging Assistance for At-Risk Females, as General Assembly Charts Progress towards Ending Pandemic
GA/11917
Despite global gains in the fight against the HIV and AIDS epidemic, some 1,800 young people a day were being newly infected with the virus and prevention rates among adults around the world had stalled, the General Assembly’s President said today.
Suspending 2017 Session, Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Postpones Consideration of 33 Applications
ECOSOC/6844-NGO/856
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today suspended its 2017 resumed session pending one final day of work next month when its report will be finalized for adoption.