Secretary-General Condemns Attacks on Civilian Facilities in Saudi Arabia, Yemen
SG/SM/21208
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
In progress at UNHQ
Security Council Press Statement on Afghanistan
SC/14842
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Lana Zaki Nusseibeh (United Arab Emirates):
Security Council Extends Mandate of Expert Panel Overseeing Sanctions against Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Until 30 April 2023
SC/14841
The Security Council extended the mandate of the expert panel assisting the committee overseeing its sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea until 30 April 2023.
Women’s Commission Approves First-Ever Set of Agreed Conclusions on Female Empowerment in Climate Change Context, Concluding Annual Session
WOM/2220
The Commission on the Status of Women approved the first‑ever set of agreed conclusions focused on empowering women and girls in the context of climate action, as it concluded its sixty-sixth session late tonight.
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees today said the number of Nicaraguan refugees and asylum seekers in Costa Rica has doubled in the last eight months, reaching more than 150,000 people. This represents 3 per cent of Costa Rica’s total population of 5 million.
Welcoming Ethiopian Government’s Declaration of Indefinite Humanitarian Truce, Secretary-General Urges All Parties to Take Steps towards Lasting Ceasefire
SG/SM/21207
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Stressing Healthy Diets Are Prerequisite for Zero Hunger, Deputy Secretary-General Urges Greater Investment in Sustainable Food Systems, at Agriculture Forum
DSG/SM/1704
Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the fifteenth Forum for the Future of Agriculture, held virtually:
Women, Girls Must Be at Centre of Efforts to Address Climate Emergency, Create Greener World, Deputy Secretary-General Says in Video Message for International Observance
DSG/SM/1703
Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the United Nations observance of International Women’s Day 2022, observed on 8 March:
Security Council Press Statement on Recent Terrorist Attacks in Somalia
SC/14840
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Lana Zaki Nusseibeh (United Arab Emirates):
General Assembly Adopts Text Recognizing Scale of Humanitarian Woes Arising from Russian Federation’s Ukraine Offensive as Unseen in Many Decades
GA/12411
Continuing its emergency special session today, the General Assembly adopted a resolution recognizing that the Russian Federation’s military offensive inside Ukraine — and its humanitarian consequences — are on a scale that the international community has not seen in Europe in many decades.