Press Release

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed’s remarks at the opening of the sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention to Combat Desertification (COP16), held in Riyadh today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks, delivered by Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, at the Ministerial Conference to Enhance the Humanitarian Response in Gaza, in Cairo today:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development, observed on 5 December:

The resumed thirty-fourth Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, presided by Dunkan Laki Muhumuza (Uganda), was held at United Nations Headquarters on 27 November.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening session of the tenth United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Global Forum, in Cascais today:

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

On 11 November 2024, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2653 (2022) concerning Haiti held a briefing to Member States during which the Panel of Experts briefed on its final report dated 29 September 2024 (S/2024/704).

The thirty-fourth Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea will be resumed at Headquarters on Wednesday, 27 November, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 1, for the purpose of filling a seat in the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf allocated to a member of the Commission from the African Group of States.

In his first open briefing to the Security Council in five years, Gilles Michaud, Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security, delivered an urgent appeal for enhanced protection of UN and humanitarian personnel who face escalating risks in conflict zones.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, observed on 3 December: