"GENERAL ASSEMBLY"

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, and the six million Jews and others murdered on Nazi orders during the Holocaust, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “our solidarity in the face of hatred is needed today more than ever, as we see a deeply worrying resurgence in antisemitic attacks around the world.” UNIFEED

Marking the International Day of Education, the President of the General Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, said, “it is unacceptable that twenty years into the 21st Century, about 258 million children and youth do not attend school, 617 million children and adolescents cannot read and do basic math and millions of refugees and internally displaced persons, and people with disabilities are out of school.” UNIFEED

A spokesperson for the UN human rights office (OHCHR) welcomed an order by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that Myanmar “must take ‘all measures within its power’ to protect the members of the Rohingya group from all future acts that may amount to genocide.” UNTV CH

In laying his priorities for the year ahead, UN chief António Guterres identified “four horsemen” which endanger progress in the 21st century and could “jeopardize every aspect of our shared future.” UNIFEED

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, UN chief António Guterres said, “we will stand firm every day and everywhere against antisemitism, bigotry and hatred of all kinds.” UNIFEED

Economic and Social Council fills Vacancies in UN-Women Executive Board, elects four additional members to Refugee Agency Committee.

Briefing by Reem Abaza, Spokesperson for the President of the 74th Session of the General Assembly.

Informal meeting of the plenary to hear a briefing on the G20 summit

Delegations express serious concern as General Assembly adopts text increasing membership of Advisory Committee on administrative and budgetary questions at 53rd plenary meeting.

Informal meeting of the plenary to hear a briefing by the President of the General Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, on his priorities for 2020.