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This morning, the Secretary-General spoke at the 64th Commission on the Status of Women.
The Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, marked International Women’s Day yesterday in Port Moresby, in Papua New Guinea, where she spoke about the Spotlight Initiative, a partnership launched by the UN and the European Union in 2016 to support governments, communities and civil society organizations to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls by 2030.
The Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, marked International Women’s Day yesterday in Port Moresby, in Papua New Guinea, where she spoke about the Spotlight Initiative, a partnership launched by the UN and the European Union in 2016 to support governments, communities and civil society organizations to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls by 2030.
The UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today expressed its deep regret, shock and sadness at the assassination attempt against Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.
Over the weekend, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the global number of confirmed cases now topped 100,000.
In response to questions on the reported bomb attack on Sunday during the celebration of International Women’s Day in Bamenda, in the North-West region of that country, the Spokesman said the Secretary-General strongly condemns this and all attacks against civilians.
This morning, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, briefed IAEA Member States on nuclear verification and monitoring in Iran.
Tomorrow, at 12:30 p.m. in this very room, the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres will be joined by the Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization, Mr. Petteri Taalas. They will brief the media on the latest WMO report on the State of the Climate.
Monaco has paid its full budget dues bringing the Honour Roll up to 66.
