Press Release

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message on Africa Industrialization Day, to be observed on 20 November:

The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) approved 11 draft resolutions today, ranging from the protection of human rights when countering terrorism, to safeguarding access to drinking water and sanitation, and creating youth-effective policies.

On 10 November 2017, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan‑held first‑ever joint informal consultations with the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya and the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan.

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council meeting on security challenges in the Mediterranean region, in New York today:

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

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ speech at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of the University of London on “Counter‑terrorism and human rights:  winning the fight while upholding our values”, in London today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the World Health Organization (WHO) global ministerial conference on ending tuberculosis (TB), in Moscow today:

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at the high-level event on the twenty‑third Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP23), in Bonn, Germany, today:

At its 68^th meeting, on 15 November 2017, the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, in connection with the examination of the first report of the Secretary‑General on children and armed conflict in Nigeria (document S/2017/304), covering the period from January 2013 to December 2016, agreed to address the following messages through a public statement issued by the Chair of the Working Group.

NEW YORK, 14 November (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The sixteenth United Nations-Republic of Korea Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non‑proliferation Issues will take place on Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, on 16 and 17 November.