Secretary-General: Press Release

9 September 2023

SG/SM/21930

Increase Cooperation, Commit to Practical Action towards Limiting Sand, Dust Storms, Secretary-General Stresses in Conference Message

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms, in Tehran today:

9 September 2023

SG/SM/21929

Secretary-General Profoundly Saddened to Learn of Deadly Earthquake in Morocco

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

7 September 2023

SG/SM/21928

Deep Changes Must Be Made to Make Global Frameworks More Representative of Today’s Economic, Political Realities, Secretary-General Tells ASEAN-UN Summit

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the thirteenth Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-United Nations Summit, in Jakarta today:

6 September 2023

SG/SM/21927

Marking International Day, Secretary-General Urges All Countries to Ratify Montreal Protocol’s Kigali Amendment, ‘Build a World’ Where All Can Thrive

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, observed 16 September:

6 September 2023

SG/SM/21926

Climate Breakdown Has Begun with Hottest Summer on Record, Secretary-General Warns, Calling on Leaders to ‘Turn Up the Heat Now’ for Climate Solutions

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

5 September 2023

SG/SM/21925

Africa Can Be ‘at Heart of a Renewable Future’, Says Secretary-General in Remarks to Nairobi Climate Summit

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Africa Climate Summit, in Nairobi today:

1 September 2023

SG/SM/21924

Marking International Day of Democracy, Secretary-General Warns That Civic Spaces Are Closing, Urges Meaningful Participation of Youth in Decision-Making

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Democracy, observed on 15 September:

1 September 2023

SG/A/2227

Secretary-General Appoints Ghada Hatim Eltahir Mudawi of Sudan United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kuwait

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Ghada Hatim Eltahir Mudawi of Sudan as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kuwait, with the host Government’s approval.

1 September 2023

SG/SM/21923

Developed Countries Must Deliver Climate Justice, Secretary-General Tells African Youth Assembly, Underlining Need ‘to Turn Up the Volume in Calling for Change’

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the African Youth Climate Assembly, in Nairobi today:

31 August 2023

SG/SM/21922

Secretary-General Conveys Condolences Following Deadly Fire in South Africa, Says United Nations Ready to Assist

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

Highlights

Sixty-Seventh Session of the Commission on the Status of Women

New York, 6-17 March 2023

Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries

Doha, 5-9 March 2023

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New York, 21 Sep - 30 Dec 2022

High-level meetings of the 78th session of the General Assembly

New York, 19-26 September 2023

Security Council 2022 Round-Up

New York, 2022

United Nations Water Conference

New York, 22-24 March 2023

Daily Noon Briefing

29 September 2023

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today that more than 11,600 children crossed the Central Mediterranean Sea to Italy without a parent or legal guardian. That’s between January and mid-September 2023. This is an increase of 60 per cent compared to the same period last year.