From 8 to 11 October 2018, the United Nations Legal Counsel, Mr. Serpa Soares, visited Tokyo at the invitation of the Government of Japan to participate in the 57th annual session of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO). The Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat has a long-standing relationship of close cooperation with AALCO and, whenever possible, the Legal Counsel or the Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs participate in the annual session.
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11 May 2023
On 10 and 11 May 2023, the United Nations Legal Counsel, Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares, visited Geneva, Switzerland, for his annual meeting with the Members of the International Law Commission. In his address, the Legal Counsel informed the Members of the Commission comprehensively about developments in international law at the United Nations and the activities of his Office.




