Press Release
SG/SM/23263
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Democracy, observed on 15 September:
Observances (fr)
Official observances
Press Release
SG/SM/23262
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for South-South Cooperation, observed on 12 September:
Press Release
SG/SM/23264
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, observed on 16 September:
Noon Briefings
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply concerned by news of a boat carrying migrants adrift off the Canary Islands for almost a month before it was found. Spanish authorities recovered 44 survivors. More than 80 people are believed to have died or gone missing. Monitoring and rescue capacity along the West Africa Atlantic route remain limited.
Press Release
SG/SM/23258
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message on the thirtieth anniversary of the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women and Girls, observed today:
Noon Briefings
In Ukraine, nearly 60 civilians were killed and 240 injured in attacks over the weekend, according to authorities. Kyiv and its surrounding region, were the hardest hit, with drone strike on an ammunition depot triggering an explosion that killed 38 people, including residents of an elder care facility.
Blog
The United Nations General Assembly will meet at 10 a.m. today to commemorate and promote the International Day against Nuclear Tests. Speakers from regional groups, international organizations and national delegations will address the harmful effects of nuclear testing and reaffirm the importance of ending such tests as a step towards a nuclear-weapon-free world.
Noon Briefings
In Nepal, over 500 people have been confirmed dead due to mass flooding, hundreds remain missing and over 3,700 have so far been rescued. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher said the UN and its aid partners are moving at speed, helping national authorities to deliver urgent, life-saving support.
Press Release
SG/SM/23253
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Police Cooperation, observed on 7 September:
Noon Briefings
In Djibouti, drier-than-normal, El Niño-driven conditions have left 256,000 people, a quarter of the population, acutely food insecure through December. Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher has allocated $2 million from the Central Emergency Response to support over 53,000 of the most vulnerable people.