Secretary-General

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Mamadou Kane of Mauritania as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Micronesia, with the host Government’s approval.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Bruno Georges Lemarquis of France as his new Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and Resident Coordinator in Afghanistan.  Mr. Lemarquis will also serve as the Humanitarian Coordinator.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message on World Press Freedom Day, observed 3 May:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the twelfth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, in Addis Ababa 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 Security Council open debate on maritime security, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the eleventh Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 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, as delivered by Guy Ryder, Under-Secretary-General for Policy, to the commemorative meeting of the UN General Assembly in observance of the fortieth anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster:

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