Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message, delivered by Miguel Ángel Moratinos, High Representative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, to the Lisbon Forum on Bridging the Paradigm:  The Relation between Development and Human Rights, the Rule of Law and Democracy — Achieving Together the Sustainable Development Goals, in Lisbon today:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Karen Pierce (United Kingdom):

Marking International Day to End Violence against Women, the Secretary-General reiterated the United Nations commitment to end all forms of violence against women and girls, which are among the most horrific, persistent and widespread human rights violations and affect one in every three women in the world.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the launch of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report titled “Scaling Fences, Voices of Irregular African Migrants to Europe”, in Abuja, Nigeria, today:

The first ever Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction concluded today with the adoption of a political declaration.

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, observed on 3 December:

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, observed on 25 November:

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message to the United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights, in Geneva today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message to the Sustainable Development Forum, “Common Future”, held in Moscow today:

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