The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees airlifted emergency relief items to Chad on 19 March, responding to the humanitarian needs of some 10,000 Sudanese refugees.  Clashes in Sudan’s West Darfur region since late 2019 have forced more than 16,000 people, mostly women and children, to cross the border into Chad.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Nowruz, observed on 21 March:

Following is 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 of Forests, observed on 21 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:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Meteorological Day, to be observed on 23 March:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the International Women’s Day celebrations in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks for the International Women’s Day observance “I Am Generation Equality:  Realizing Women’s Rights”, in New York, today:

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

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for World Radio Day, observed today: