Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for Africa Industrialization Day, observed on 20 November:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on World Toilet Day, observed on 19 November.

The International Support Group for Lebanon, which includes the United Nations, issued a statement today that notes with concern the continued lack of cooperation among Lebanese political actors that has precipitated a presidential vacuum.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the opening of the Local2030 Coalition Secretariat and celebration of the World Cities Day, in Bilbao today:

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message for the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, observed on 2 November:

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released a report showing that an estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis in 2021, an increase of 4.5 per cent from 2020. According to the report, 1.6 million people died from tuberculosis in 2021, including 187,000 HIV-positive people.

In Lebanon, the World Health Organization, UN Refugee Agency and the United Nations Children’s Fund are coordinating efforts, and the United Nations is seeking $43 million more over the next three months to address the cholera outbreak. As of 22 October, there have been a reported 239 confirmed cases and 10 deaths.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Cities Day, observed on 31 October:

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today released a report which says plastics are accumulating in the world’s soil at a high rate. The report found that plastics used extensively in farming — from plastic coated fertilizers to mulch film — are contaminating the soil and potentially threatening food security.

Following is the UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, observed on 17 October: