Highlighting notable investigative progress into international crimes committed by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as Da’esh, and cooperation of Iraqi authorities, the head of the United Nations team probing those transgressions called for the adoption of adequate domestic legislation to ensure accountability and enable prosecution of core international crimes, during his semi-annual briefing to the Security Council today.

The International Labour Organization, the Lloyd’s Register Foundation and Gallup released a joint analysis showing that more than 1 in 5 people have experienced violence and harassment at work, whether it is physical, psychological or sexual.

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres flew from Phnom Penh to Bali via Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday, 14 November.

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from Egypt, on the afternoon of Friday, 11 November.

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh from New York in the afternoon of Sunday, 6 November.

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

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for Human Rights Day, observed on 10 December:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the inaugural session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, in Geneva today:

On 1 December, the African Union Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat and the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, held the sixth African Union-United Nations Annual Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

​​​​​​​The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Ruchira Kamboj (India):