Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the wreath-laying ceremony honouring fallen peacekeepers in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal ceremony, in New York today:

As New York Headquarters observes the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on Wednesday, 24 May, Secretary-General António Guterres will lay a wreath to honour all fallen peacekeepers and preside over a ceremony for the posthumous award of the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal to 117 military, police and civilian personnel who lost their lives while serving in peacekeeping operations during 2016.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for Africa Day, observed on 25 May:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the Day of Vesak, observed on 10 May:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Press Freedom Day, observed on 3 May:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks on the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Gueterres’ message for the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, to be observed on 4 April:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on World Autism Awareness Day, observed on 2 April:

As the United Nations marked the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff on 25 March, United Nations personnel continued to be arrested and detained by the authorities, at times without any reason given for their detention.  At the same time, they continued to be abducted by armed groups seeking to assert their power or to exert pressure.