The new Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations, Ahmad Faisal Muhamad, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

The General Assembly today adopted by consensus a resolution requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on the obligations of States in respect of climate change, with most speakers hailing the move as a milestone in their decades-long struggle for climate justice. The Assembly also adopted a resolution on the role of diamonds in fuelling conflict.

A convoy of five trucks today reached the front-line community of Huliaipole in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine where repeated shelling has destroyed or damaged many homes, and delivered shelter materials, solar lamps, medicines and other medical and hygiene supplies to the town’s remaining 3,000 people, one sixth of the population.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Zero Waste, observed on 30 March:

Cautioning about the fraught security and humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, due to the depredations of armed groups, delegates also looked forward to elections slated to take place there at the end of 2023, and noted signs of progress as they briefed Member States on the Security Council mission to the country from 9 to 13 March.

Adopting a presidential statement today, the Security Council recalled its recent visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo amidst increasing violence and extreme humanitarian need, while also voicing support for African-led regional processes to resolve the crisis, as the United Nations’ top official in the country outlined the security, humanitarian and electoral challenges present on the ground.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video remarks to the Economist Impact’s eighth annual Sustainability Week, in London today:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the virtual second Summit for Democracy, held virtually, today:

​​​​​​​Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the General Assembly on the request for an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the obligations of States in respect of climate change, in New York today: