United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Deborah Seward of the United States as Director of the United Nations Regional Information Centre (UNRIC) in Brussels. She assumes her duties on 14 March.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Ismael Abraão Gaspar Martins (Angola):
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Lynn St. Amour of the United States as the new Chair of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group of the Internet Governance Forum.
A new report on South Sudan published today by the United Nations Human Rights Office describes a multitude of violations, including a Government-operated scorched earth policy, and deliberate targeting of civilians for killing, rape and pillage.
The Security Council, expressing its deep concern over allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations peacekeepers, today asked the Secretary-General to replace all military or police units from any contributing country that had failed to hold perpetrators accountable.
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the informal briefing to Member States on the World Humanitarian Summit preparations, in New York today:
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the High-Level Forum on Adolescent Girls and the 2030 Agenda, in New York today:
Briefing the Security Council today, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon laid out a number of steps to address “the shameful issue” of sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers, amid disagreement over a draft resolution aimed at addressing the matter.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Ismael Abraão Gaspar Martins (Angola):
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today approved a draft resolution supporting the Board of Auditors’ recommendations concerning the renovation of the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva and the Organization’s handling of information and communications technology affairs.
