The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Linda Thomas-Greenfield (United States):

A new report released today by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says most wealthy countries are creating unhealthy, dangerous and noxious conditions for children, not just within their borders but also across the world.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Peacekeepers, observed on 29 May:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ commencement address to Seton Hall University, in Newark, United States, today:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Linda Thomas-Greenfield (United States):

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations continued its 2022 session today, deferring requests by 18 entities for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, while taking note of 600 new and 4 deferred quadrennial reports submitted by organizations already in consultative status.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day for Biological Diversity, observed today:

The peaceful transfer of power following the conclusion of elections on 15 May offers a long-awaited opportunity for Somalia to make progress on urgent national priorities, the top United Nations official in that country told the Security Council today.

Whereas digital technologies offer “boundless opportunities” for the United Nations to detect crises, position humanitarian stocks and design data-driven peacebuilding programmes, they can also affect conflict dynamics for the worse, the Organization’s political affairs chief told the Security Council today.

The new Permanent Representative of Sudan to the United Nations, Al-Harith Idriss al-Harith Mohamed, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.