Meetings coverage, press releases, press conferences, committees
Meetings Coverage
Summaries of official meetings and events at UN Headquarters and overseas conferences.
16 January 2020
Despite ‘Quietest Week’ Since Start of Yemen Conflict, Access Constraints Hinder Humanitarian Aid for 6.7 Million People, Top Officials Warn Security Council
While Yemen is experiencing the “quietest” week in its five-year-long war that triggered the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, concerns persist about safe access to reach millions of people...
15 January 2020
Rapid, Thorough Implementation of Peace Agreement Remains ‘Only Viable Path’ for Stabilizing Mali, Under-Secretary-General Tells Security Council
With security conditions in Mali worsening at an alarming rate, the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations today called on the Government and signatories to the historic 2015 peace...
14 January 2020
Delegations Express Serious Concern as General Assembly Adopts Text Increasing Membership of Advisory Committee on Administrative, Budgetary Questions
The General Assembly today decided to increase the membership of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions — an expert body to examine United Nations budget proposals — from 16...
13 January 2020
Delegates Underscore Need to Reform Security Council Membership, as 15-Member Organ Concludes Debate on Upholding Charter
With the United Nations marking its seventy-fifth anniversary in 2020, it is time for Member States to consider reforming the Security Council to make it more representative and more effective,...
13 January 2020
Amid Resumed Violence, Colombia Government, Opposition Must Preserve Hard-Won Gains in Peace Process, Special Representative Tells Security Council
Hard-won gains in Colombia must be preserved and built upon, the Special Representative told the Security Council today, urging the Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to...
13 January 2020
Security Council Extends Political Mission Overseeing Peace Agreement in Yemen for Six Months, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2505 (2020)
The Security Council today decided to extend for six months a United Nations political mission overseeing a peace agreement between the Government of Yemen and the Houthi militia in the port city of...
10 January 2020
Avoiding Midnight Deadline, Security Council Extends Authorization of Cross-Border Aid Delivery to Syria, Adopting Resolution 2504 (2020) by Recorded Vote
After protracted negotiations, the Security Council adopted a resolution today extending until 10 July authorization for the United Nations and its partners to deliver humanitarian aid across borders...
10 January 2020
Promote Dialogue, Peaceful Settlement of Disputes, Speakers Stress, as Security Council Continues Debate on Upholding Charter
The Security Council should make more frequent use of peaceful settlement of disputes and regional arrangements enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations to resolve disputes and maintain global...
Press Releases
Press releases from the main United Nations bodies, as well as offices and departments of the Secretariat.
17 January 2020
Loss Endured in Haiti ‘Binds Us Together and We Will Never Forget’, Says Secretary-General, Marking Tenth Anniversary of Earthquake
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at a wreath laying ceremony marking the tenth anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti, in New York today:
16 January 2020
United Nations Report Finds Prospects for Economic Growth in 2020 Hinge on Reducing Trade Disputes, Uncertainty
Impacted by prolonged trade disputes, the global economy suffered its lowest growth in a decade, slipping to 2.3 per cent in 2019. The world, however, could see a slight uptick in economic activity...
16 January 2020
Activities of Secretary-General in France, 13-14 January
United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres travelled from Portugal to France on Monday, 13 January.
16 January 2020
Activities of Secretary-General in Portugal, 11 January
United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres was in Portugal on Saturday, 11 January, to take part in the ceremony to kick off Lisbon’s designation as European Green Capital 2020.
15 January 2020
Group of 77 and China’s Continued Engagement Key in United Nations Reform Process, Development Agenda, Secretary-General Says at Chairmanship Handover Ceremony
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the handover ceremony of the Chairmanship of the Group of 77 and China, in New York today:
15 January 2020
Security Council Press Statement on Colombia
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Dang Dinh Quy (Viet Nam):
14 January 2020
2374 Sanctions Committee Amends List Entries of Seven Individuals
On 14 January 2020, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2374 (2017) concerning Mali enacted the amendments specified with an underline in the entries below on its...
14 January 2020
Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends 85 Entries on Its Sanctions List
On 6 December 2019, the amendments specified with underline and strikethrough were enacted in the entries below on the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to...