Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks on the death of the President of Iran, in New York today:
The General Assembly convened today to pay tribute to Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, the late President of Iran, and his entourage, all of whom perished in a tragic helicopter accident on 19 May.
The new Permanent Observer for the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf to the United Nations, Khalid Sulaiman Ba Omar, presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
The new Permanent Observer for the International Union for Conservation of Nature to the United Nations, Sofie Sandström Jaffe, presented her letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
The new Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations, Ali Naseer Mohamed, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
Stressing the grave and unprecedented challenges to peace and security, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees told the Security Council in a briefing today that 2024 is even worse than last year in terms of the number of refugees and internally displaced people worldwide.
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations continued its 2024 resumed session today, beginning consideration of deferred applications.
The Security Council today extended for one year the sanctions regime — including asset freezes, travel bans and an arms embargo — imposed on South Sudan, reiterating its readiness to review arms embargo measures through modification, suspension or progressive lifting, in light of progress achieved on critical established benchmarks, as numerous speakers highlighted that the text fails to acknowledge Juba’s positive achievements and, instead, hinders its efforts to peace and stability.
As the fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States concluded today, world leaders adopted the “Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS: A Renewed Declaration for Resilient Prosperity” — named after the Caribbean island nation that hosted them — and pledged to help such States achieve their priorities over the next 10 years.
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations continued its 2024 resumed session today, taking up new applications and new requests for reclassification of status.
