Press Release
ORG/1758
The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations held its seventy-fifth session from 22 to 24 July at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Organization matters
Press Release
ORG/1757
The General Assembly established the United Nations Board of Auditors in 1946 as an important mechanism to promote accountability and transparency in the United Nations. The Board audits the accounts of the United Nations Organization and its funds and programmes and reports its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly, through the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions and other governing bodies. The Board has three members, who are jointly responsible for the audit.
Noon Briefings
In Sudan’s North Kordofan, drone strikes are reported, including one that targeted a water truck in Hamrat Al-Sheikh, leaving civilian casualties and further disrupting access to essential water supplies.
Noon Briefings
In Lebanon, approximately 40 per cent of the over 1 million people displaced by conflict have returned to their home areas, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and International Organization for Migration report. However, thousands remain displaced and dependent on humanitarian assistance.
Blog
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) will conclude the second part of its resumed eightieth session, taking action on several draft resolutions. Following that meeting, the General Assembly will meet to act on the approved Fifth Committee reports. The Fifth Committee's session began 4 May and focused on the administrative and budgetary aspects of financing UN peacekeeping operations, as well as on improving the UN's financial situation.
Blog
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) will conclude the second part of its resumed eightieth session, taking action on several draft resolutions. Following that meeting, the General Assembly will meet to act on the approved Fifth Committee reports. The Fifth Committee's session began 4 May and focused on the administrative and budgetary aspects of financing UN peacekeeping operations, as well as on improving the UN's financial situation.
Press Release
SG/SM/23208
The following statement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres was issued today:
Noon Briefings
UN humanitarian partners are fully mobilized to support the people of Venezuela following the deadly earthquakes that hit the country. UN agencies are also mobilizing assistance and will deliver support as quickly as possible.
Press Release
SG/SM/23184
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the opening of the UN 2.0 Awards, in New York today:
Press Release
SG/SM/23175
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the occasion of United Nations Public Service Day, observed on 23 June: