Press Release

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

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

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Martha Helena Lopez of Colombia as Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management.  She will succeed Carole Wainaina of Kenya to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her commitment and dedicated service to the Organization.

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

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed’s remarks at the Chiefs of Defence Conference, in New York today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Chiefs of Defence Conference, in New York today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the “Women in leadership:  through the lens of the public, private and media sectors” conference organized by the Association of Women Ambassadors, in Cascais, Portugal, today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed's remarks to the high-level event on human security and its contribution to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in New York today:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Liu Jieyi (China):

Following the recommendation of the Secretary-General, after consultation with Member States, the General Assembly confirmed Mukhisa Kituyi of Kenya as Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) for a further four years, beginning on 1 September 2017 and ending on 31 August 2021.