Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the sixth United Nations Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters, in New York today:
On 3 March 2023, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya held informal consultations to consider the interim report of its Panel of Experts, pursuant to paragraph 13 of resolution 2644 (2022).
A joint operation between the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and the country’s internal security forces has led to the arrest of Hussein Damboucha, regional commander of the armed group Front populaire pour la renaissance de la Centrafrique and member of the Coalition des Patriotes pour le Changement.
The text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the International Day of La Francophonie, as well as United Nations French Language Day, is not available in English.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the General Assembly event marking the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, in New York today:
Speakers urged greater action to end long-standing inequalities affecting many groups worldwide due to the legacy of colonialism and the transatlantic slave trade, as the General Assembly commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, observed 21 March:
Support is needed to help Sudan navigate domestic challenges following the signing of an agreement designed to facilitate the nation’s political transition, the top United Nations official in that country told the Security Council today, as the organ’s members discussed how the international community can best assist Sudan during this fragile time.
A report released today by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Somalia’s Federal Ministry of Health and Human Services suggests that an estimated 43,000 excess deaths may have occurred in the country in 2022 due to the deepening drought.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
