Secretary-General: Press Release

The Secretary-General travelled to Haiti via the Dominican Republic and he arrived in Santo Domingo on the evening of Monday, 15 June.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Edward (Ted) Chaiban of Lebanon as Deputy Executive Director, Programme of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), effective 1 January 2027.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica, observed on 11 July:

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in London, in the United Kingdom, late on Monday afternoon, 22 June, to attend a series of events that took place during the London Climate Action Week.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Dmytro Shlapachenko of Ukraine as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan, with the host Government’s approval.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ opening remarks to the press conference with the Co-Chairs of the Independent Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence, in New York today:

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Xiaojun Grace Wang of China as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan, with the host Government’s approval.

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

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the Global Young Academy General Meeting and International Conference of Young Scientists, held in Bremen, Germany, today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the General Assembly Ad Hoc Committee Announcement of Voluntary Contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), in New York today: