Secretary-General: Press Release

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Chiefs of Defence Conference, in New York today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the “Women in leadership:  through the lens of the public, private and media sectors” conference organized by the Association of Women Ambassadors, in Cascais, Portugal, today:

Following the recommendation of the Secretary-General, after consultation with Member States, the General Assembly confirmed Mukhisa Kituyi of Kenya as Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) for a further four years, beginning on 1 September 2017 and ending on 31 August 2021.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Washington, D.C., from New York on Tuesday morning, 27 June.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the International Association of University Presidents Triennial Conference, in Vienna today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Economic and Social Council on repositioning the United Nations development system to deliver on the 2030 Agenda, in New York today:

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

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

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres departed New York on 20 June, flying via Brussels to Entebbe, Uganda.  He then travelled to Kampala by road on Wednesday evening, 21 June.

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