The Secretary-General has decided to recall Mr. Peter Galbraith from Afghanistan and to end his appointment as the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for UNAMA. He expresses his thanks to Mr. Galbraith for his hard work and professional dedication. The Secretary-General recognizes Mr. Galbraith’s important contributions to the work of the Mission.
In progress at UNHQ
Noon Briefings
The Secretary-General met this morning with Prime Minister Thein Sein of Myanmar, reiterating his clear expectation that Myanmar will respond in a timely manner to the proposals he left with the senior leadership of Myanmar during his visit.
The Security Council began consultations at 11 this morning to discuss a letter from the Permanent Representative of Brazil requesting that an urgent meeting of the Council be convened to discuss the situation in Honduras.
The Security Council, in a summit meeting this morning presided over by the United States President, adopted resolution 1887 (2009), which, among other things, calls upon the States that are party to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to comply fully with all their obligations and fulfil their Treaty commitments.
“Now is your moment to act,” the Secretary-General told the nearly 100 world leaders gathered today for the high-level Summit on Climate Change that he has convened with the aim of mobilizing political will for a fair, effective and ambitious climate deal.
The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about reports of recent air strikes during the course of military operations in the north of Yemen and the reported civilian casualties resulting from this.
The Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs has arrived in Sri Lanka, where concerns remain about the pace of progress since the Secretary-General’s visit to the country, including on the issues of internally displaced persons, the political process and a possible accountability mechanism.
The United Nations fact-finding mission on the Gaza conflict, released its findings today in New York.
Sergio Duarte, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, read out a statement on the Secretary-General’s behalf at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference meeting in Vienna today.
The Secretary-General condemns the firing of at least two rockets against Israel from southern Lebanon on 11 September.