Source: United Nations (Video News)
Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
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Highlights:
– Secretary General
– Security Council
– Democratic Republic of the Congo
– DR Congo/Human Rights
– Sudan
– UNRWA
– Occupied Palestinian Territory
– Gaza
– Lebanon
– Yemen
SECRETARY-GENERAL
On Wednesday, the Secretary-General will attend the 48th Regular Meeting of the Conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, better known as CARICOM. He will speak at the opening ceremony, which will take place tomorrow evening in Bridgetown, Barbados.
Underscoring that the Conference’s theme this year – Strength in Unity – which is truly a theme for our times, the Secretary-General is expected to highlight three key areas where, together, we must drive progress – peace and security, the climate crisis and sustainable development.
On Thursday, the Secretary-General will have a closed session with CARICOM Heads of Government, to exchange views on pressing issues in the region, including Haiti.
While in Bridgetown, the Secretary-General will hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados. He will also meet other leaders on the margins of the conference.
The Secretary-General will leave New York very early tomorrow morning and he will be back in New York on Thursday.
SECURITY COUNCIL
The Secretary-General spoke at today’s Security Council meeting on multilateralism and improving global governance. He said that we have the hardware for international cooperation — but the software needs an update.
He said that the Pact for the Future adopted in September is aimed at strengthening global governance for the 21st century and rebuilding trust — trust in multilateralism, trust in the United Nations, and trust in this very Council.
The Secretary-General noted that the Pact recognizes that the Security Council must reflect the world of today, not the world of 80 years ago. It also sets out important principles to guide this long-awaited reform. This Council should be enlarged and made more representative of today’s geopolitical realities, the Secretary-General said.
He also urged Security Council members to continue working to overcome differences and focus on building the consensus required to deliver the peace for all people.
Full Highlights:
https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=18%20February%202025v