Human rights

In Myanmar, the conflict now spans vast swathes of the country. More than 350,000 people are displaced in Rakhine. The 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan seeks $994 million to support 5.3 million people in the country, but it is currently just 3 per cent funded.

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

The Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, today echoed the concerns of other senior UN officials about the reported plans for a full military incursion in Rafah, stressing the risk it would create for the commission of atrocity crimes is serious, real and high.

The following General Statement issued today is attributable to the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the Order of the International Court of Justice in the case of South Africa against Israel on the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Human Fraternity, observed on 4 February:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, observed on 27 January:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the United Nations Memorial Ceremony Marking the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, in New York today:

In Myanmar, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that more than 660,000 people are estimated to have been newly displaced since the escalation of armed conflict on 27 October. Currently, a total of 2.6 million people are displaced across the country.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the Human Rights Prize Award Ceremony, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the virtual closing of the Global Refugee Forum, in Geneva today: