Secretary-General Saddened by Loss of Life in Afghanistan Flash Floods
SG/SM/22221
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
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Security Council Press Statement on Mass Graves in Gaza
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The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Pedro Comissário Afonso (Mozambique):
At Emergency Special Session, General Assembly Overwhelmingly Backs Membership of Palestine to United Nations, Urges Security Council Support Bid
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During its resumed tenth emergency special session, the General Assembly adopted a resolution that — as of 10 September 2024 — upgrades Palestine’s rights at the United Nations as an observer State, urging the Security Council to favourably consider its full membership.
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
On Thursday, Israeli residents set fire twice to the perimeter of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem, while UNRWA and other UN agencies’ staff were on the compound. This is the second appalling incident against UNRWA in less than a week.
Despite More-than-Expected Regular Budget Collections, Under-Secretary-General Tells Fifth Committee ‘No Room for Complacency’ to Ensure Improvement over Year-End 2023
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The United Nations senior management official told delegates in the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today that the United Nations 2024 regular budget has the potential to be “as bad or worse” than year-end 2023 unless collections significantly exceed the average of the last five years.
Secretary-General Appoints Barrie Freeman of United States Deputy Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Barrie Freeman of the United States as his new Deputy Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS).
Make Upcoming Summit of Future ‘Really Count’, Secretary-General Tells United Nations Civil Society Conference, Urging Wide-ranging Action for Sustained, Fair Development
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Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the United Nations Civil Society Conference in Support of the Summit of the Future, in Nairobi today:
Global Security Dependent on Digital Technology More Than Secretary-General Tells Capacity-Building Round Table, Calling on States to Fully Implement Agreed Norms
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Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Global Round Table on Information and Communications Technologies Security Capacity-Building, in New York today:
Special Committee on Decolonization to Hold Caribbean Regional Seminar in Caracas, Venezuela, 14-16 May
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The Special Committee on Decolonization will hold the Caribbean Regional Seminar in Caracas, from 14 to 16 May within the framework of the Fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism (2021-2030).
Speakers Focus on Potential of Artificial Intelligence to Address Climate Change, as Science, Technology and Innovation Multi-stakeholder Forum Opens
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Discussions on the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to address climate change took centre stage at a United Nations forum today, with speakers urging that investment in such technology should be more focused on solving global problems.