SG/SM/18993

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

The Secretary-General welcomes the appointment of Aristides Gomes as Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau on 16 April. Mr. Gomes’ appointment was made on the basis of consensus arrived at by the key national political stakeholders.

The Secretary-General also welcomes the announcement that the country’s legislative elections will take place on 18 November. The announcement provides a clear mandate for the urgent preparations for these elections.

SG/SM/18991-PKO/726

La déclaration suivante a été communiquée aujourd’hui par le Porte-parole de M. António Guterres, Secrétaire général de l’ONU:

Le Secrétaire général condamne l’attaque perpétrée contre les camps de la MINUSMA et de l’opération française Barkhane à Tombouctou, le 14 avril, qui a coûté la vie à un Casque bleu burkinabè et blessé 7 Casques bleus, 7 soldats français et 2 civils maliens. Ce fut l’attaque la plus sévère contre la MINUSMA depuis son établissement et la troisième attaque contre la Mission ce mois-ci.

SG/SM/18991-PKO/726

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

The Secretary-General condemns the attack on the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and French operation Barkhane’s camps in Timbuktu on 14 April, during which one peacekeeper from Burkina Faso was killed, and seven peacekeepers, seven French soldiers and two Malian civilians were injured. It was the largest attack on MINUSMA since its deployment and the third attack against the Mission this month.

SG/SM/18990-SC/13297

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ briefing to the Security Council on Syria, in New York today:

I have been following closely the reports of air strikes in Syria conducted by the United States, France and the United Kingdom.

Last night at [21:00] hours in New York, the United States President [Donald] Trump announced the beginning of air strikes, with participation by France and the United Kingdom, indicating they were targeting the chemical weapons capabilities of the Syrian Government and to deter their future use.

SG/SM/18989

The following statement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres was issued today: