The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations continued its 2024 session today, deferring action on 47 requests for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, while taking note of 364 new quadrennial reports submitted by groups already in consultative status.
Both sides are conducting separate investigations into the downing of a Russian military aircraft in the Belgorod region on 24 January 2023, the United Nations senior political official told the Security Council today, as numerous delegates underscored that the incident occurred in the context of Moscow’s war of aggression.
In Gaza, a senior United Nations official there said that heavy fighting near the remaining hospitals in Khan Younis, including Nasser and Al Amal, has effectively encircled these facilities, leaving terrified staff, patients and displaced people trapped inside.
Haiti finds itself trapped in a catch-22 situation, with both its security and political conditions contributing — in a vicious cycle — to the country’s multifaceted crisis, the Security Council heard today, as speakers debated on the recent developments there.
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations continued its 2024 session today, recommending six entities for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and deferring action on 88 others.
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations continued its 2024 session today, recommending eight entities for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and deferring action on 75 others.
Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the special meeting of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), titled “The future of work: towards a productive, inclusive and sustainable global society”, in Santiago today:
Concluding the open debate on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which saw ministers and other national representatives meet into the evening of 23 January, speakers today urged the Security Council to act in the face of continuing violations of international law and its own resolutions in the Gaza Strip and beyond.
In Ukraine, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that attacks have continued in the country today, while since yesterday morning, humanitarian organizations have been providing emergency assistance to civilians affected by the latest attacks in the Kharkiv and Dnipro regions.
