Secretary-General

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Dubai from Saudi Arabia late in the evening of Sunday, 12 February, where he spoke on Monday at the World Government Summit.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Saudi Arabia from Turkey late on Saturday evening, 11 February.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres departed New York for Istanbul on Thursday, 9 February.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Qatar from Oman late on Tuesday, 14 February.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Human Rights Council, in Geneva today:

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

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Major General Tesfay Gidey Hailemichael of Ethiopia as Force Commander for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).

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

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres remarks to the General Assembly on the informal suggestion to create a new office for counter-terrorism, in New York today:

The following is the full transcript of the joint press conference on the humanitarian crises in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres; Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Stephen O’Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator; Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP); Carla Mucavi, Director of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Liaison Office in New York; and Justin Forsyth, Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), held in New York today: