Minister Asselborn will participate in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) open debate on the plight of children in armed conflict. The debate organised by the Swedish Presidency of the Council will be informed by the annual report of UN Secretary-General António Guterres on children and armed conflict. It will address both the results achieved and the priority actions to be taken to stop and prevent serious violations against children in armed conflict.
During his working visit to the United Nations in New York, Minister Asselborn will also meet with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for International Migration, Louise Arbor. The discussions will address the role of the United Nations in migration, focusing on the negotiation of the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, scheduled for adoption in December 2018 in Marrakesh.