The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo near Gomas has caused 13 deaths and destroyed the homes of 5,000 people, humanitarian colleagues report. The United Nations is assisting with water, shelter, health and family reunification, and peacekeepers are set to clear the main roads into Goma.
The General Assembly, acting without a vote, adopted two draft resolutions and a draft decision today, including one to convene an international meeting in Stockholm on 2 and 3 June 2022 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the landmark United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm that gave birth to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for Africa Day, observed on 25 May:
The new Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations, Harold Adlai Agyeman, presented his credentials to the Secretariat today.
Continuing its 2021 regular session, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 52 organizations for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, deferred action on the status of 68 others and recommended the reclassification of two groups.
Access to finance and technology and building resilience against climate change, natural disasters and other shocks are among the key drivers of sustainable development for the world’s poorest countries, speakers said today as the first session of the Preparatory Committee for the fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries got under way.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Zhang Jun (China):
A Kenyan peacekeeper, who recently completed her assignment in Darfur, Sudan, is selected to receive the 2020 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award.
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the Group of 7 Climate and Environment Ministerial Meeting, held today:
