New Permanent Representative of Serbia Presents Credentials
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The new Permanent Representative of Serbia to the United Nations, Nemanja Stevanović, presented his credentials to the Secretariat today.
In progress at UNHQ
Security Council Increases Size of Central African Republic Stabilization Mission, Adopting Resolution 2566 (2021) by 14 Votes in Favour, with 1 Abstention
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The Security Council decided today to increase the authorized size of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) to enhance its ability to perform its priority mandated tasks “in the current evolving context”.
Concluding Session, Special Peacekeeping Operations Committee Approves Draft Report Containing Proposals, Recommendations
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The Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations today approved a draft report on its 2021 substantive session, concluding its work.
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
Cabo Verde has received 24,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine through the global COVAX facility – the first of 100,000 doses expected by May – according to United Nations staff in the country, who called the shipment a source of hope and a testimony to global solidarity.
Slavery’s White Supremacist Ideas Remain Alive, Secretary-General Warns in Message for International Day, Stressing Need to End Legacy of ‘This Racist Lie’
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Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, observed on 25 March:
Security Council Press Statement on Targeted Attacks against Civilians in Afghanistan
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The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Linda Thomas-Greenfield (United States):
Deputy Secretary-General Highlights Crucial Intergenerational Leadership, Telling Young African Women Fellows ‘I See Myself in You’
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Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed's video message to the Young African Women Fellows programme, a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the African Union Commission, held today:
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) released new data today saying that nearly 12 million women lost access to contraception due to pandemic-related disruptions, leading to some 1.4 million unintended pregnancies. However, health systems in many of the 115 countries adapted and continue to provide services.
Already Up 20 Per Cent, Acute Hunger Driven by Conflict, Instability Risks Increasing Further Due to Climate Change, COVID-19, Secretary-General Warns Security Council
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The world is facing multiple conflict-driven famines, aggravated by climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, and without immediate action, millions of people — from the Sahel to Afghanistan — could well find themselves on the brink of extreme hunger and death this year, António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, warned the Security Council today.
COVID-19 Vaccines Must Be Global Public Good, Secretary-General Says, Announcing ‘Only Together’ Campaign to Encourage Sharing of Technology, Doses
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Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the launch of the “Only Together” Campaign, held today: