Press Release

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at the high‑level pledging conference for the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund, in New York today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Qatar Foundation Speaker Series on “Bridging the gap between policy and impact during the Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals”, in Doha today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the dinner discussion with leading women of Qatar on women’s empowerment and gender equality, in Doha today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the opening ceremony of the Doha International Conference on Disability and Development, in Doha today:

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks to the high‑level meeting on peacekeeping performance, in New York today:

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Madrid on Saturday, 30 November, in the early evening.

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the General Assembly comprehensive midterm review of the Vienna Programme of Action on Landlocked Developing Countries:

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message for the Bali Democracy Forum:  “Democracy and Inclusivity”, in Bali today:

The sixtieth meeting of the Panel of External Auditors, chaired by Gareth Davies, Comptroller and Auditor General of the United Kingdom, was held from 2‑3 December 2019 at the United Nations Campus in Bonn, Germany.  The Panel consists of the Heads of 11 Supreme Audit Institutions who are either elected or selected to conduct the external audit of the United Nations Secretariat, funds and programmes and specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).  The meeting was attended by representatives from Canada, Chile, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Ghana, Philippines, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United Republic of Tanzania as an observer.

The text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the Pierre Mauroy Institute Symposium, held in Paris today, is not available in English.  For the French text, please see:  www.un.org/press/fr/2019/sgsm19897.doc.htm.