Secretary-General

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

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks, as delivered by Courtenay Rattray, Chef de Cabinet, at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Pledging Conference, in New York today:

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres departed New York to Hiroshima — via Tokyo — on Thursday, 18 May, to attend the Group of 7 Summit. He arrived in Hiroshima on Friday evening, 19 May.

The Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, initiated in 2010 by the former Secretary-General, continues its drive to improve nutrition for all people, everywhere, with the stewardship of 22 appointed global leaders who are committed to fighting malnutrition in all its forms as members of the SUN Movement Lead Group.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the election of the President of the seventy-eighth session of the General Assembly, in New York today:

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Jamaica from New York on Sunday, 14 May 2023.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres travelled from New York to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, 10 May, to attend the Kuwait-America Foundation Annual Gala Dinner, an event he has attended since his days as High Commissioner for Refugees.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Marguerite El Helou of Lebanon as Director of the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Cairo.  She assumed her new duties on 1 June 2023.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the United Nations World Oceans Day, observed 8 June:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Environment Day, observed 5 June: