Secretary-General: Press Release

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Hélène N’Garnim-Ganga of Chad as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Côte d’Ivoire, with the host Government’s approval, on 24 November.

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message, delivered by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), to the Fifth Review Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti‑Personnel Mines, in Siem Reap, Cambodia, today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution, held in Busan, Republic of Korea, today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary General António Guterres’ video message to the International Finance Forum 2024 annual meeting, in Hong Kong, special administrative region of China, today:

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:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, observed on 29 November:

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday, 11 November, to attend the twenty-ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, also known as COP29.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the United Nations Foundation’s Leadership Awards Dinner, in New York today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message on paternity and child support to children born out of sexual exploitation and abuse, today: