New Permanent Representative of Saint Lucia Presents Credentials
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The new Permanent Representative of Saint Lucia to the United Nations, Menissa Rambally, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
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Speakers Concerned by Unequal Geographic Representation among Staff, Limited Career Prospects for Some, as Fifth Committee Reviews Progress in Human Resources Reform
GA/AB/4380
Amid praise for efforts to strengthen the United Nations internal anti-corruption measures, ensure gender parity and promote high standards of competence among its staff, delegates in the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today pointed to continued imbalances in the equitable geographic representation among Secretariat employees and limited career prospects for existing personnel as major sources of concern.
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is deeply concerned about renewed violence in the south of the Area, which has led to deaths and the displacement of thousands, saying long-standing grievances and disputes between communities in Abyei and neighbouring areas have resulted in weeks of violence.
Secretary-General Calls for Building Sustainable, Resilient Societies as World Recovers from Pandemic, in Message to Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly
SG/SM/21171
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the sixteenth plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean, held on 9 and 10 March in Dubai, United Arab Emirates:
‘Scandalously Unequal’ Vaccines Gap Due to Prioritizing Rich-World Health over Poor, Secretary-General Says in Statement on 2 Years of COVID-19
SG/SM/21170
The following statement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres was issued today:
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
Some 175,000 people in Ethiopia have been displaced from their homes due to the drought ravaging the Horn of Africa, and over 1.5 million cows and other livestock are estimated to have died, humanitarian affairs officials say. The drought also displaced 670,000 men, women and children in neighbouring Somalia.
Women’s Economic Empowerment Would Yield Huge Dividends for Peacebuilding Efforts, Speakers Tell Security Council, Urging Greater Action to End Gender Barriers
SC/14825
Equal economic empowerment between the sexes would yield huge dividends for peacebuilding efforts, the top United Nations official for the empowerment of women told the Security Council today, as she and other experts highlighted the need for increased international efforts on meaningful inclusion, regardless of gender.
Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Attack on United Nations Logistics Convoy in Mali That Killed 2 Egyptian Peacekeepers, Seriously Injured 4
SG/SM/21169
The following statement was issued by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Build Resilience against COVID-19, Preparedness for Future, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Latin America and Caribbean Forum on Sustainable Development
DSG/SM/1699
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the opening ceremony of the fifth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, in Costa Rica today:
Security Council Press Statement on Attack against United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
SC/14824
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Lana Zaki Nusseibeh (United Arab Emirates):