Press Release

The thirty-first Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea was held at Headquarters from 21 to 25 June.

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is appointing today a new Global Advocate for Every Woman Every Child, Kersti Kaljulaid, the President of the Republic of Estonia.

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

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the meeting of Member States on accountability for misconduct by peacekeepers, held today:

In the 25 years since the Security Council placed the protection of children in armed conflict on its agenda, increasingly protracted, complex clashes around the world have led to a growing number of violations committed against children, the Secretary-General told the 15-member organ today, as other international organizations and members of civil society detailed the exacerbating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on this deteriorating situation.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the second High-Level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies of Member States today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council meeting on children and armed conflict today:

On Friday, 25 June, the United Nations Department of Global Communications Civil Society Association Committee selected nine civil society organizations for formal association with the Department.

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

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