Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, observed on 26 June:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day of the Seafarer today:

Some 1.47 million refugees will be in need of resettlement in 2021, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced today.  The agency said that, despite the coronavirus pandemic, wars and conflict continue to rage across the world, displacing millions and barring many from returning home.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for International Widows’ Day, observed on 23 June:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for United Nations Public Service Day, observed on 23 June:

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message for the International Day of Yoga today:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, observed on 17 June:

Hanaa Singer, Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka – alongside the United Nations Environment Programme and the European Union — facilitated the rapid deployment today of experts to help with marine litter and environmental impact assessment work related to the sinking of the 'MV X-Press Pearl' cargo ship.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Refugee Day, observed on 20 June:

A new World Health Organization (WHO) report calls for immediate, binding action to protect children, adolescents and expectant mothers at risk from exposure to toxins in discarded electrical or electronic devices, or e-waste.  As many as 12.9 million women and some 18 million young people work in the informal waste sector.