Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s video message for World Mental Health Day, observed 10 October:

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message for World Post Day, observed on 9 October:

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message for World Mental Health Day, observed on 10 October:

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s video message to mark World Teachers’ Day, observed on 5 October:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the High‑Level Plenary Meeting to Commemorate and Promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, held today:

The United Nations human rights office called today for urgent action to address the dire situation of migrants attempting to cross the central Mediterranean Sea in search of safety in Europe, and to tackle the shocking conditions they face in Libya, at sea, and frequently, upon their reception in Europe.

Mayerlín Vergara Pérez from Colombia is the 2020 laureate of the Nansen Refugee Award, the UN refugee agency announced today.  The Caribbean Regional Coordinator for the Renacer Foundation has spent more than two decades helping the non-profit pursue eradication of sexual exploitation and abuse of children and adolescents.

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message on the International Day of Older Persons, observed on 1 October:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the high-level World Bank Group virtual event, held in conjunction with the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, today

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message on the International Day of Non-violence, observed on 2 October: