Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the meeting of the Global Counter-Terrorism Compact, in New York today:
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations continued its 2024 session today, recommending 44 entities for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council while deferring action on 83 others.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says they are alarmed by statistics revealing a surge of the number of Rohingya refugees dying or going missing while taking risky boat journeys in the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, in New York today:
A lasting end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can only come through a two-State solution, the United Nations chief told the Security Council today, following the reported rejection of such a formula by Israel’s leaders amid the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Opening its 2024 session today, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations recommended 72 entities for special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council and deferred action on 58 others.
On 22 January, the Permanent Representative of Palau handed over to the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel Palau’s instrument of ratification of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction at United Nations Headquarters. This is the first instrument of ratification for the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement that has been deposited.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) today launched their Global Annual Appeal for 2024. They called for $7.9 billion to support their operations and help create a system that realizes migration’s promise as a force for good throughout the world.
The large-scale influx of weapons and ammunition into any armed conflict raises significant concerns for peace and security, a senior United Nations official warned the Security Council today, as delegates highlighted the risks associated with both Western arms supplies to Ukraine and Pyongyang’s unlawful arms transfers to the Russian Federation.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Third South Summit of the Group of 77 and China, in Kampala today:
