Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Democracy, observed on 15 September:
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Ghada Hatim Eltahir Mudawi of Sudan as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kuwait, with the host Government’s approval.
The UN Department of Global Communications will host a youth event for the International Day of Peace on 14 September at 9:30 a.m. in Conference Room 4 at New York Headquarters.
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the African Youth Climate Assembly, in Nairobi today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
The new Permanent Representative of Botswana to the United Nations, Gladys Mokhawa, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) until 31 August 2024, as speakers debated the matter of the Force being allowed access to some areas around the Blue Line.
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, observed on 12 September:
The Security Council today failed to renew the travel ban and asset freeze imposed through resolution 2374 (2017) against individuals and entities obstructing implementation of the 2015 Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, unable to reach consensus on either of two resolutions that would have kept such measures in place amidst the drawdown of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).
On Tuesday evening, 22 August, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres departed New York for Johannesburg, South Africa, where he landed late on Wednesday, 23 August.
