The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Vassily A. Nebenzia (Russian Federation):

​​​​​​​Concluding its resumed session today debating on whether to codify the International Law Commission’s draft articles on crimes against humanity into a convention, the Sixth Committee (Legal) heard oral reports from co-facilitators on the draft articles’ five Thematic Clusters, as speakers emphasized the need to end such crimes, with some expressing readiness to negotiate a new international instrument.

The Commission on Population and Development ended its fifty-sixth session today, unable to adopt by consensus a draft resolution concerning the agenda item on population, education and sustainable development.

In Syria, the United Nations and its partners are continuing to help people impacted by the earthquakes. Across the country, more than a million people have received tents, shelter kits and other emergency items. About 1.1 million people have received food rations and nearly 2 million hot meals have been provided.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the interfaith moment of prayer for peace, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the commemoration of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, in New York today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the “High-level Panel on Pathways for Peace:  Progress on Preventing Conflict”, as part of the joint International Monetary Fund (IMF)-World Bank spring meetings, in Washington, D.C., today:

​​​​​​​Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the side event to the World Bank Group/International Monetary Fund (IMF) 2023 spring meetings by the Global Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, in Washington, D.C., today:

Colombia is forging ahead in its total peace policy, rooted in its implementation of the Final Agreement with the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People’s Army  (FARC-EP), despite facing multiple challenges, the Special Representative for the country told the Security Council today.

Against the backdrop of the major demographic issues facing the world today, the United Nations Population Division’s data has been essential as it serves as a reference for domestic population projections, experts underscored today, as the Commission on Population and Development continued its fifty-sixth session with a general debate as well as a panel discussion on “Programme implementation and future programme of work of the Secretariat in the field of population”.