The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Michel Xavier Biang (Gabon):

As the twenty-seventh Conference of the Parties approaches, developed countries must deliver on their commitments on climate change, speakers told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) as it continued its general debate today.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announces the appointment of Christine Stegling of Germany as Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of the Policy, Advocacy and Knowledge Branch at the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announces the appointment of Angeli Achrekar of the United States as Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of the Programme Branch of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

The Secretary-General said he was deeply saddened by the death of three peacekeepers from Bangladesh in the Central African Republic when their convoy was hit by an explosive ordnance while on patrol in the evening. One critically injured peacekeeper is in stable condition and receiving medical treatment.

The ballistic missile launch of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on 4 October was a reckless act and a clear violation of Security Council resolutions, a United Nations senior political and peacebuilding official told the Security Council today, as members demanded that Pyongyang refrain from further provocations, engage in meaningful dialogue and halt its nuclear and missiles programmes.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Post Day, observed on 9 October:

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

Our times are far from ordinary, with the world confronted by unprecedented, interlinked crises, the ramifications of which profoundly affect all aspects of our lives, the General Assembly President told the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) today, as it continued its general debate.

The new Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations, Cornel Feruţă, presented his credentials to Secretary-General António Guterres today.