Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Water Day, observed on 22 March:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, observed on 24 March:

Some 175,000 people in Ethiopia have been displaced from their homes due to the drought ravaging the Horn of Africa, and over 1.5 million cows and other livestock are estimated to have died, humanitarian affairs officials say.  The drought also displaced 670,000 men, women and children in neighbouring Somalia.

Two peacekeepers died and four others were injured in Mali this morning, when their convoy hit an improvised explosive device north of Mopti while on its way to Timbuktu.  They were all from Egypt.  The attack is another reminder of the urgent need to continue and strengthen efforts to stabilize the centre of Mali.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for International Women’s Day, observed on 8 March:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the closing of the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, today:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Wildlife Day, observed on 3 March:

Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.  Only one in three science and engineering researchers in the world is a woman.  In his message, the Secretary-General says that this inequality is depriving our world of enormous untapped talent and innovation.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, observed on 11 February:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Human Fraternity, observed today: