Press Release

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

The 2019 United Nations Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament which started on 19 August at the United Nations Office at Geneva will hold its last part in New York, beginning on 11 October.

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

On 11 October 2019, 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 enacted the amendments specified with underline and strikethrough in the entry below on its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2368 (2017), and adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Girls Speak Out commemoration event marking the International Day of the Girl Child, observed on 11 October:

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, following consultations with the Chairs of Regional Groups, informed the General Assembly of his intention to appoint Fatoumata Ndiaye of Senegal as the new Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services for a five-year non-renewable term.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the C40 World Mayors Summit 2019, in Copenhagen today:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, observed on 17 October:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Rural Women:  Rural Women and Girls Building Climate Resilience, observed on 15 October:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the event marking the International Day of Older Persons: