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Launching New Agenda for Peace Policy Brief, Secretary-General Urges States to “Preserve Our Universal Institution” amid Highest Level of Geopolitical Tension in Decades

20 Jul 2023 | New York
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the launch of the policy brief on the New Agenda for Peace, in New York today: I am pleased to join you today to present our policy brief:  “The New Agenda for Peace”.  This is the latest in our series of policy briefs expanding on the recommendations in Our Common Agenda.

Secretary-General Urges Security Council to Ensure Transparency, Accountability, Oversight, in First Debate on Artificial Intelligence

18 Jul 2023 | New York
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council debate on artificial intelligence, in New York today: I thank the United Kingdom for convening the first debate on artificial intelligence (AI) ever held in this Council.

Twenty-Four UN entities urge immediate action to protect women and girls from sexual violence in and around IDP camps in eastern DRC

14 Jul 2023 | New York
Press Statement: For Immediate Release

Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Deadly Attack on United Nations Peacekeeper Patrol in Central African Republic

11 Jul 2023
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attack by armed elements in the morning of 10 July against a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) patrol on the Sam-Ouandja-Ouadda axis, Haute-Kotto Prefecture in north-eastern Central African Republic, which resulted in the death of one peacekeeper from Rwanda.  MINUSCA immediately opened an investigation into the exact circumstances of this attack.

Secretary-General Calls for Malian Authorities’ Cooperation in Orderly, Safe Withdrawal of Peacekeeping Mission

30 Jun 2023
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General takes note of resolution 2690 (2023), by which the Security Council decided to terminate the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) as of 30 June and directed its drawdown by 31 December, following the request of the transitional Government of Mali.

Security Council Briefing by Special Representative of the Secretary-General Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee

26 Jun 2023 | New York
STATEMENT BY MARTHA AMA AKYAA POBEE, SPECIAL REREPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING New York 26 JUNE 2023

Security Council Briefing by Special Representative of the Secretary-General Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee

21 Jun 2023 | New York
STATEMENT BY MARTHA AMA AKYAA POBEE, SPECIAL REREPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING New York 21 JUNE 2023   I thank you, Madam President, for this opportunity to brief the Security Council on maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea.

Security Council Briefing by Special Representative of the Secretary-General Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee

21 Jun 2023 | New York
STATEMENT BY MARTHA AMA AKYAA POBEE, SPECIAL REREPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING New York 21 JUNE 2023   I thank you, Madam President, for this opportunity to brief the Security Council on maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea.

Allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse in the Central African Republic

9 Jun 2023
Today, the peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic, based in Bangui, announced the decision by the Secretariat to repatriate a unit of 60 Tanzanian military personnel, who were deployed at a temporary operating base in the western part of the country. This follows serious allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse against these peacekeepers. The decision comes after a preliminary investigation which found credible evidence that 11 members of the unit had allegedly engaged in sexual exploitation and abuse of four victims.

Condemning Fatal Attack against Peacekeepers in Mali, Secretary-General Calls on Transitional Authorities to Bring Perpetrators to Justice

9 Jun 2023
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General strongly condemns today’s attack by an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion followed by direct small arms fire against a patrol of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), seven kilometres from the Mission’s base in Ber, in the Timbuktu region, which resulted in the death of one peacekeeper from Burkina Faso and injury of eight others from the same contingent.