Iraq must immediately address the ongoing financial and economic crisis to build domestic resilience and prevent the country from becoming an arena for foreign‑Power rivalries, the top United Nations official in that country told the Security Council during a 24 November videoconference meeting, urging the Government, Parliament, political parties and others to step up to the plate collectively in such efforts.
Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message to the 2020 China Coal Consumption Cap and Energy Transition International Workshop, held today:
Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ opening remarks to the third round table of renowned economists on “Rebirthing the Global Economy”, held today:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the eighteenth Conference of the Heads of Military Components, held in New York and online today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary‑General António Guterres:
Anticipating intensified terrorist activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, Security Council counter-terrorism subcommittees are striving to maintain continuity in their work despite severe restrictions, the Chairs of those Council subsidiary bodies said today in their periodic briefing to Council members.
The recent consensus among Somalia’s leaders on a plan to hold forthcoming parliamentary and presidential elections through indirect voting ended a two-year political stalemate between the Federal Government and federal member states, the senior United Nations official in that country told the Security Council during a 23 November videoconference meeting today, emphasizing the importance of maintaining that momentum.
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the International Publishers Association General Assembly, held today:
Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ opening remarks at the high‑level interactive dialogue with heads of regional and other organizations, today:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the forty-eighth session of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Industrial Development Board, held today:
