Secretary-General: Press Release

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Coumba D. Sow of Senegal as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Togo, with the host Government’s approval, starting on 5 October.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Tom Fletcher of the United Kingdom as Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.  He succeeds Martin Griffiths of the United Kingdom, to whom the Secretary-General is deeply grateful for his outstanding work, dedicated service and long-standing commitment to the Organization.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction: “The role of education in protecting and empowering youth for a disaster-free future”, observed on 13 October:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, observed on 17 October:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to mark one year since the 7 October 2023 attacks, in New York today:

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Rossana Dudziak of the United States as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Peru, with the host Government’s approval, starting today.

The text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the nineteenth Summit of La Francophonie is not available in English.

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, arrived in Singapore on the night of 31 August.

The Secretary-General arrived in Shanghai from Singapore on the night of 2 September.

The Secretary-General arrived in Dili, Timor-Leste from Tonga in the afternoon of Wednesday, 28 August.