Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the International Day of Nowruz, observed on 21 March:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for Earth Hour, observed on 23 March:

In Mozambique, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) today warned that more than 110,000 people have been displaced since the end of 2023 by the resurgence of attacks by non-State armed groups in a distressing escalation of the situation in the Cabo Delgado Province.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the United Nations observance of International Women’s Day, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, observed 15 March:

In Somalia, the deputy heads of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Food and Agriculture Organization arrived in the country today on a joint mission to urge continued global support for Somalis suffering from the impact of hunger, conflict and climate change.

In Myanmar, the conflict now spans vast swathes of the country. More than 350,000 people are displaced in Rakhine. The 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan seeks $994 million to support 5.3 million people in the country, but it is currently just 3 per cent funded.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for International Women’s Day, observed on 8 March:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness, observed on 5 March:

The UN team in Costa Rica is presenting a “Preparedness and Response Plan for People in Transit” to partners this week, which aims to boost assistance to vulnerable refugees and migrants. Over 500,000 people entered Costa Rica from Panama in 2023 — more than double the number of those who did so in 2022.