At least 34 United Nations and associated personnel — 26 peacekeepers and 8 civilians — were killed in malicious attacks in the line of duty in 2018, according to the Standing Committee for the Security and Independence of the International Civil Service of the United Nations Staff Union.
The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations held its forty-fourth session from 11 to 14 December at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The session was presided over by the Chair, Maria Gracia M. Pulido Tan.
The fifty-ninth meeting of the Panel of External Auditors, chaired by Amyas Morse, Comptroller and Auditor General of the United Kingdom, was held from 3 to 4 December at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Global insecurity will continue to rise as a result of political and social polarization, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres says in his report to the General Assembly released on 30 October, titled “Safety and Security of Humanitarian Personnel and Protection of United Nations Personnel”.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks, delivered by Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, to the United Nations Secretary-General Awards ceremony, in New York today:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the United Nations Day Concert, in New York today:
The archives of former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon have been made available online for public consultation via the website of the United Nations Archives and Records Management Section: search.archives.un.org/secretary-general-ban-ki-moon-2007-2018.
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for United Nations Day, to be observed on 24 October:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the launch of the United Nations System Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being Strategy: “A Healthy Workforce for a Better World”, in New York today:
Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks, as delivered, at the funeral of former UN Secretary‑General Kofi Annan, in Accra, Ghana today:
