Press Release

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message on World Cities Day, observed on 31 October:

The United Nations will host a workshop and discussion entitled “Educating against Racism” on 29 October at 10 a.m. EDT.  The programme will explore how education and educators can challenge racism and prejudice - legacies of histories of oppression, atrocity crimes and genocide.  The programme will illustrate how teachers might facilitate difficult conversations about identity, discrimination, racism and prejudice, and support students to respond with empathy and action.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the extraordinary session of the Global Education Meeting, today:

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

Governments must ensure that people facing discrimination are included in dialogues and decisions affecting their lives, experts told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today, as delegates discussed cultural rights, as well as the human rights of persons with disabilities and albinism.

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

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the United Nations Day concert, in New York today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the extraordinary session of the Global Education Meeting, today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the webinar “Supreme courts, governance and democracy:  Contributions of civil society to the improvement of the governance of the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil”, today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed’s remarks at the round table “Investing in COVID-19 vaccines and primary health care delivery systems”, today: