Dialogue and settlement between key parties are necessary for the advancement of the political process in Libya, particularly the holding of elections, the top United Nations official there told the Security Council today in a meeting on the situation in the country.
Today, the selected 100 young participants of the Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons convened for the first time.
Save those who can still be saved in Gaza, the General Assembly heard today, as delegates also expressed alarm that the body’s recently adopted ceasefire resolution does not condemn Hamas.
In Myanmar, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that more than 660,000 people are estimated to have been newly displaced since the escalation of armed conflict on 27 October. Currently, a total of 2.6 million people are displaced across the country.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the virtual closing of the Global Refugee Forum, in Geneva today:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the Human Rights Prize Award Ceremony, in New York today:
Delegates in the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) supported proposed amendments to the United Nations Staff Regulations and Rules, also lending support for human resource management reforms aimed at creating a more equitable and geographically balanced staff representation at the Organization, particularly considering the plight of developing countries.
Small arms and light weapons are key drivers of hostilities and “de facto weapons of mass destruction”, killing 700 people per day, speakers told the Security Council today during a debate that highlighted the need for the 15-nation body to mount a comprehensive response that included strict control over diversion of those weapons to conflict zones.
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for International Migrants Day, observed on 18 December:
In Ukraine, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is concerned about the plight of civilians during the winter as, yet again today, there was another wave of attacks in the Kherson and Odesa regions. These attacks damaged critical civilian infrastructure, including homes, a hospital and a school.
