Press Release

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

The new Permanent Observer for the International Anti-Corruption Academy, Larry D. Johnson, presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

The new Permanent Observer for the International Organization of la Francophonie to the United Nations, Ifigeneia Kontoleontos, presented her letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

Fanday Turay, the new Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

The new Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United Nations, Mahmoud Daifallah Hmoud, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

The new Permanent Representative of Poland to the United Nations, Krzysztof Szczerski, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

The new Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations, Dennis Francis, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

The new Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the United Nations, Olivier Maes, paid a courtesy call on UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the opening of the 2021 Caribbean Regional Seminar on Decolonization, in Parish of St. John, Dominica, delivered on 25 August:

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