United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Zlatan Milišić of Bosnia and Herzegovina as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the United Republic of Tanzania, with the host Government’s approval.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Chris Mburu of Kenya as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Congo, with the host Government’s approval.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Susana Sottoli of Argentina as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Bolivia, with the host Government’s approval.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Davos, Switzerland, from New York early on Thursday, 23 January, to attend the annual World Economic Forum.
Entering the second week of its 2020 regular session, the Committee on Non‑Governmental Organizations today recommended 4 entities for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, deferred action on 59 others and took note of 74 quadrennial reports.
At least 810 people died in 2019 while crossing deserts, river and remote terrain on different migration routes across the Americas, making the year one of the deadliest on record, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported today.
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the 2020 session of the Conference on Disarmament, as delivered by Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva, today:
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a joint briefing by the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Economic and Social Council, in New York today:
Heavy rain and flooding caused by a recent tropical disturbance have affected more than 100,000 people in Madagascar and resulted in at least 31 deaths. The Government is leading the response with support from the United Nations and humanitarian partners.
Gabriele G. Caccia, the new Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
