Secretary-General

The text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the Pierre Mauroy Institute Symposium, held in Paris today, is not available in English.  For the French text, please see:  www.un.org/press/fr/2019/sgsm19897.doc.htm.

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the General Assembly comprehensive midterm review of the Vienna Programme of Action on Landlocked Developing Countries:

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message for the Bali Democracy Forum:  “Democracy and Inclusivity”, in Bali today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message for today’s launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview 2020:

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message for the launch of the TED (technology, entertainment and design) Climate Countdown, in New York today:

Following his statement of 23 October announcing the establishment of a High‑Level Panel on Internal Displacement, United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres has today appointed its eight members.

United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Ricardo Augusto Ferreira Costa Neves of Brazil as Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).

United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres departed New York on Sunday evening, 24 November, and arrived in Berlin, Germany, on Monday afternoon, 25 November.

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message for International Volunteer Day, observed on 5 December:

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message for Human Rights Day with the theme:  “Youth standing up for human rights”, observed on 10 December: