The Special Committee on Decolonization met today to approve the guidelines and rules of procedure for its 2025 Pacific Regional Seminar, which will be held in Dili, Timor-Leste, from 21 to 23 May.
The new Permanent Representative of Haiti to the United Nations, Ericq Pierre, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
The new Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the United Nations, Samuel Žbogar, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
The new Permanent Observer for the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Cherinet Hariffo, presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
The Permanent Observer for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to the United Nations, Thomas Schnöll, presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the 2025 Commemoration of International Women’s Day, in New York today:
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released its monthly Food Price Index today, and the benchmark for global food commodity prices rose in February, propelled by price increases for sugar, dairy and vegetable oil. Another FAO report states that 45 countries currently require external assistance for food.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Group of Friends on Gender Parity, in New York today:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message at the International Women’s Day Event, in New York today:
The new political reality in Syria presents an opportunity to obtain long-overdue clarifications on the Syrian chemical weapons programme, rid the country of all such weapons and ensure long-term compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today.
