United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat today welcomed the continuing strong cooperation between the two organizations.

Pacific leaders met with United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres on 23 September 2021 in a virtual meeting held on the margins of the high‑level week of the seventy‑sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Under the leadership of Secretary-General António Guterres, the United Nations Food Systems Summit took place on Thursday, 23 September 2021.  It was a completely virtual event during the General Assembly high‑level week.

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, commend the people and leaders of Somalia for progress achieved in recent years towards the stabilization of the country. 

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, refer to the decisions respectively made by the African Union Peace and Security Council in communiqué PSC/PR/COMM. (CMLXVIII) of 30 November and the United Nations Security Council in resolution 2559 (2020) of 22 December, to terminate the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).

On 9 December, African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres convened virtually the fourth African Union-United Nations Annual Conference, at a time of unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A ministerial meeting of the members of the International Support Group (ISG) for Lebanon co-chaired by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Foreign Affairs of France, was held on 23 September.

The following joint statement by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Stanislav V. Zas, Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, was issued today:

Following is the Joint Statement by the African Union Commission and the Secretariat of the United Nations on the elections in Burundi, issued today in New York:

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, have issued a joint appeal on the use of explosive weapons in cities, calling for an end to the devastation and civilian suffering.