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

Some 6.7 million people in Zimbabwe urgently need humanitarian aid as drought, crop failure, Cyclone Idai’s aftermath and macroeconomic challenges force many to spend at least 70 per cent of their disposable income on basic food, the Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports.

United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres travelled from Geneva, Switzerland to Rome, Italy, on Tuesday evening, 17 December 2019.

Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Geneva on Sunday, 15 December 2019, after completing his work at the twenty-fifth Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP25) in Madrid.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Madrid on the morning of Wednesday, 11 December 2019.

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

On 2 January 2020, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1518 (2003) approved the removal of the following entities from its List of Individuals and Entities subject to the assets freeze set out by paragraphs 19 and 23 of Security Council resolution 1483 (2003) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

Cooperation with regional organizations and the importance of upholding the Charter of the United Nations in the maintenance of international peace will top the Security Council’s agenda in January, its incoming President said at a Headquarters press conference today.

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

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ New Year’s video message: