Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message for the Doha International Family Institute’s high-level conference on “Marriage: Formation and Constituents of Stability”, held today:
The new Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations, Bassam Sabbagh, presented his credentials to the Secretariat today.
The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations (IAAC) held its fifty-third session from 17 to 19 February.
Climate change is a “crisis multiplier” that has profound implications for international peace and stability, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council today, amid calls for deep partnerships within and beyond the United Nations system to blunt its acute effects on food security, natural resources and migration patterns fuelling tensions across countries and regions.
The number of civilians killed and injured in Afghanistan rose following the start of peace negotiations in September, according to report released today by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and the Organization’s human rights office. The country remains among the deadliest for civilians.
The following statement was issued by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ briefing to the Security Council on “Addressing climate-related security risks to international peace and security through mitigation and resilience building”, today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
A tense political crisis, shrinking civic space and chronic development deficits are exacerbating dire humanitarian conditions in Haiti, the senior United Nations official in the country told the Security Council in a videoconference meeting today, while calling on international partners to support crucial elections scheduled for later in 2021.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Barbara Woodward (United Kingdom):
