Security Council Press Statement on Myanmar
SC/16038
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Jérôme Bonnafont (France):
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‘Left Unchecked, Climate Crisis Will Escalate,’ Warns Secretary-General in Message to Central Asia Conference
SG/SM/22613
Following is the text of UN Secretary General António Guterres’ video message to the International Conference on Central Asia in the Face of Global Challenges; Consolidation for Common Prosperity, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan today:
Following Discovery of Mass Grave in Gaza with Bodies of 15 Aid Workers, Human Rights Chief Warns Security Council about Heightened Risk of Atrocity Crimes
SC/16037
Following the recent discovery of a mass grave in Gaza — in which the bodies of 15 humanitarian workers were interred — the United Nations human-rights Chief warned the Security Council today of a high and increasing risk that atrocity crimes are being committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Activities of Secretary-General in Bangladesh, 13-16 March
SG/T/3422
The Secretary-General arrived in Dhaka, Bangladesh on the afternoon of 13 March.
After Winning an Oscar for No Other Land, Palestinian Filmmakers Returned Home to ‘Same Reality’ of Occupation, Violence, Palestinian Rights Committee Hears
GA/PAL/1479
After winning the Oscar for No Other Land, the film’s Palestinian co-directors returned to occupation and violence, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People heard today in a meeting where several speakers drew attention to the increasing collusion between Israeli settlers and the State apparatus.
‘Efforts to Address Root Causes of Conflict, Mitigate Impact of Climate Change’ in West Africa, Sahel Must Be Supported, Senior Official Tells Security Council
SC/16036
Preserving a regional framework for cooperation on peace and security remains critical in West Africa and the Sahel, where military takeovers, undemocratic governance, terrorism, poverty and climate change continue to pose serious challenges, speakers told the Security Council today.
‘Together, We Can Demonstrate That Multilateralism Can Deliver’, Secretary-General Underlines, in Message to Club de Madrid
SG/SM/22611
Following is the text of UN Secretary General António Guterres’ video message to the Club de Madrid Annual Policy Dialogue, in Nairobi today:
World Must ‘Act to Stem Tide of Hate Speech, Stop Disunity, Discontent Mutating into Violence’, Says Secretary-General, in Rwanda Genocide Observance Message
SG/SM/22612
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, observed on 7 April:
New Permanent Representative of Pakistan Presents Credentials
BIO/5582
The new Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
Amid Record High Killing of Humanitarian Workers, Speakers Implore Security Council to Ensure Accountability for Attacks on Personnel in Conflict Zones
SC/16035
What is the Council going to do to ensure accountability for the killing of aid workers and to prevent more such deaths, a senior United Nations humanitarian official asked the 15-member body today, as she detailed the unprecedented attacks that such workers face in conflict zones around the world.