Secretary-General: Press Release

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message on the occasion of the graduation of Bangladesh from the list of least developed countries, in Dhaka today:

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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Ibrahim Thiaw of Mauritania as his Special Adviser for the Sahel.  He will support Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, in ongoing efforts to advance the recalibration of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel and the emerging Sahel Support Plan.

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 are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at a tree-planting ceremony on the occasion of the International Day of Forests, hosted by the Netherlands in its capacity as President of the Security Council, in New York today:

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

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the Nowruz celebration in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the General Assembly meeting on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, in New York today:

On Friday, 16 March, after arriving from Italy the previous evening, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres participated at an event in Lisbon marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Foundation of Lisbon’s Islamic Community.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Rome from New York on Thursday, 15 March.