Press Release

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day to Protect Education from Attack, observed 9 September:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Disability Inclusion Conference, in Paris today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Pacific Islands Forum Opening Ceremony, in Tonga today:

Today, selected participants of the Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons begin their week-long study visit to Japan. There, they will meet with survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and host their own youth-led conference.

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

On 23 August 2024, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities removed the entry below from the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al‑Qaida Sanctions List after concluding its consideration of the de-listing request for this name submitted through the Office of the Ombudsperson established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1904 (2009), and of the Comprehensive Report of the Ombudsperson on this de-listing request.

NEW YORK, 23 August (Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea) — The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf held its sixty-first session at United Nations Headquarters, from 8 July to 23 August 2024. The plenary parts of the session were held from 5 to 9 and from 19 to 23 August. The remainder of the session was devoted to the technical examination of submissions at the premises of the Division, including geographic information systems laboratories and other technical facilities.

On 9 August 2024, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution 2745 (2024) held a briefing to Member States during which the armed groups expert, on behalf of the Coordinator of the Panel of Experts, briefed participants on the Panel’s final report dated 5 June 2024 (document S/2024/444).  

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the closing of the 2024 World Women’s Forum, in Ulaanbaatar today: