"DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO"

The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, called upon the United Nations to become more actively involved in the fight against terrorism in the country and the Great Lakes region. UNIFEED

Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, addresses the general debate of the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 20-26 September 2022).

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Peacekeeping Chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the Security Council that “notable progress” has been made in addressing the priorities outlined in Action for Peacekeeping Plus (A4P+) and called for “stronger and more unified support from the Council to advance the political efforts of our operations.” UNIFEED

Press conference by Nicolas de Rivière, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for September, on the programme of work for the month.

WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said, “We cannot say we are learning to live with COVID-19 when 1 million people have died with COVID-19 this year alone.” WHO

After four years as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet held her final press conference in Geneva and said, “the profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ever-increasing effects of climate change, and the reverberating shocks of the food, fuel and finance crisis resulting from the war against Ukraine have been the three major issues” of her mandate. OHCHR

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.