Press Release

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

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

Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the dinner with the Presidency and the Thembekile Mandela Foundation to launch the “Leading Like Mandela Leadership Development Programme”, in Johannesburg, South Africa, today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammend’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the African Youth Development Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, today:

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the launch of a global task force charged with recommending strategies to harness the potential of financial technology to advance the Sustainable Development Goals.  The Task Force on Digital Financing consists of leaders from a range of sectors from both developed and developing countries.

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

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message for World AIDS Day, observed on 1 December:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message, delivered by Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, to the Geneva Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan, in Geneva today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan, in Geneva today: