The Secretary-General is pleased to confirm that Bola Adesola of Nigeria, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Standard Chartered Nigeria, and Paul Polman of the Netherlands, Chief Executive Officer of Unilever, will serve as the two Vice-Chairs of the Board of the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative.
The following statement by UN Secretary‑General António Guterres was issued today:
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Gustavo Meza-Cuadra (Peru):
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s opening remarks at the high-level round-table discussion “Gender Matters: Investing in Women, Children and Adolescents”, in Washington, D.C., today:
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the New Climate Economy Summit, in Washington, D.C., today:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the memorial service in honour of fallen staff, in New York today:
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, initially scheduled to arrive in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, 14 April, to attend the Arab League Summit on Sunday, 15 April, stayed back in New York to address the Security Council on Syria. Instead, he left New York on 15 April, arriving in Riyadh on Monday, 16 April, at 12 p.m.
Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the third high‑level assembly of the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition, in Washington, D.C., today:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the World Health Summit regional meeting, titled “Global Health in African Countries”, being held in Coimbra, Portugal, from 19 to 20 April:
The following statement by UN Secretary‑General António Guterres was issued today:
