Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on International Universal Health Coverage Day, observed on 12 December:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres' remarks, as delivered by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, at the high-level pledging event for the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), in New York today:
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Abdou Abarry (Niger):
As the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea approaches its fortieth anniversary next December, delegates at the General Assembly today laid out the urgency of using the international treaty to sustain the oceans, protect marine resources and shield communities facing rising sea levels.
Expressing outrage over Israel’s continuing harassment of human rights activists in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including the recent terrorist designation of six civil society groups, speakers urged the international community to take strong action in holding the country accountable for its conduct, as the Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People met today.
Escalating Violence, Rights Violations ‘Alarming Warning Signs’ That Should Prompt Action to Prevent Future Genocide, Secretary-General Says on International Day
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for Human Rights Day, observed on 10 December:
In the face of a slew of challenges, ranging from intractable conflicts to the climate emergency, strengthened multilateral action is needed to tackle the complex issues prompting migratory flows, Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, informed the Security Council today. “With such challenges, the multilateral system has never been so important; yet, the international system has never been so prone to failure,” he said.
The sixty-first meeting of the Panel of External Auditors, chaired by Girish Chandra Murmu, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, was held from 6 to 7 December as a hybrid session hosted from the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
The Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict urged Ethiopia to promptly sign an agreement with the United Nations to prevent and respond to conflict-related sexual violence. She noted that extreme brutality is a hallmark of the ongoing conflict in the country’s Tigray region.
