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28 September 2017

SG/SM/18728-SC/13013

Reality on Ground Demands Swift Action to Protect People, Ease Suffering, Secretary-General Tells Security Council Meeting on Myanmar

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the open debate of the Security Council on Myanmar, in New York today:

28 September 2017

SG/SM/18729

Deeply Concerned about Cameroon Situation, Secretary-General Urges All Parties to Refrain from Actions that Could Escalate Tensions, Violence

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

27 September 2017

PI/2212-SOC/CP/369

United Nations Partnership with Financial Intelligence Unit Germany Highlights Innovative Software Tools Used to Combat Organized Crime

NEW YORK, 27 September (Office of Information and Communications Technology) — The United Nations announced today that the Office of Information and Communications Technology supported Germany on the set‑up of the new Financial Intelligence Unit under the Central Customs Authority in Cologne, dedicated for receiving, collecting and evaluating reports of suspicious financial transactions that might be related to money‑laundering or terrorist financing.

27 September 2017

SG/SM/18727-GA/11956-HR/5372

Stronger Support Needed for Human Trafficking Victims, Secretary-General Tells High-Level General Assembly Meeting, Stressing Survivor-Centred Approach

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, in New York today:

26 September 2017

SG/SM/18725-DC/3742-OBV/1743

Challenging Circumstances No Excuse to Abandon Shared Disarmament Responsibility, Secretary-General Says on Day for Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, in New York today:

26 September 2017

SC/13008

Security Council Updates Lists of Items Referred to in Paragraph 2 of Annex B to Resolution 2231 (2015)

On 1 August 2017, the Security Council decided to update the lists of items, materials, equipment, goods and technology whose supply, sale or transfer to the Islamic Republic of Iran require approval in advance, on a case-by-case basis, by the Security Council, in accordance with paragraph 2 of annex B to resolution 2231 (2015).

26 September 2017

DC/3741

United Nations to Host Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) Implementation Challenges Workshop for South-East Asian States, in Bangkok, 27-28 September

The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific, in cooperation with the Government of Thailand, is organizing a workshop for Member States of the South-East Asian region to tackle the challenges related to the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004). This event will be held at the United Nations Building in Bangkok, Thailand, from 27 to 28 September 2017.