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‘Solidarity through Volunteering’ Theme Highlights Importance of Coming Together to Care for One Another, Secretary-General Says, Marking International Day

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‘Solidarity through Volunteering’ Theme Highlights Importance of Coming Together to Care for One Another, Secretary-General Says, Marking International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development, observed on 5 December:

‘Planet Hanging by a Thread’, Secretary-General Warns Responsible Investment Conference, Stressing There Must Be No Room for Fake Movers, Greenwashing

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‘Planet Hanging by a Thread’, Secretary-General Warns Responsible Investment Conference, Stressing There Must Be No Room for Fake Movers, Greenwashing

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Principles for Responsible Investment Conference, held in Barcelona from 30 November to 2 December:

Secretary-General, in Message to Internet Governance Forum, Calls for Safe, Equitable, Open Digital Future That Does Not Infringe on Privacy, Dignity

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Secretary-General, in Message to Internet Governance Forum, Calls for Safe, Equitable, Open Digital Future That Does Not Infringe on Privacy, Dignity

​​​​​​​Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the seventeenth Internet Governance Forum, “Resilient Internet for a shared, sustainable, and common future”, in Addis Ababa today:

Amid Creeping Annexation, Shrinking Civil Society Space for Palestinians, Israel Must Be Held Accountable, Speakers Stress at Meeting Marking International Solidarity Day

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Amid Creeping Annexation, Shrinking Civil Society Space for Palestinians, Israel Must Be Held Accountable, Speakers Stress at Meeting Marking International Solidarity Day

Against a background of increasing violence, shrinking civil society space and creeping annexation, speakers at a special meeting of the Palestinian Rights Committee to observe the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People stressed the need to mobilize efforts to hold Israel accountable, including through the International Court of Justice.

Uptick in Violence Threatens Three Years of Relative Calm in Syria, Special Envoy Tells Security Council, Calling for De-Escalation

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Uptick in Violence Threatens Three Years of Relative Calm in Syria, Special Envoy Tells Security Council, Calling for De-Escalation

Worrying and dangerous developments in Syria risk triggering a military escalation that would threaten nearly three years of relative calm, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria told the Security Council today, calling on all parties to de-escalate immediately and to focus on the stalled political process instead.

Security Council Sanctions Committee concerning South Sudan Discusses Interim Report of Panel of Experts

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Security Council Sanctions Committee concerning South Sudan Discusses Interim Report of Panel of Experts

On 18 November, the Panel of Experts on South Sudan briefed the members of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) in connection with the Panel’s interim report, which was submitted in pursuance of paragraph 18 of resolution 2633 (2022).

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is in West Java, Indonesia, following the earthquake that struck Monday, and has distributed 350 customized kits to women, adolescents and people living with HIV. Deployed midwives to West Java have also established a reproductive health centre, where three babies have been born so far.

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