Statements and Messages

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, observed on 26 September:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the World Health Organization (WHO) event on “Infodemic Management:  Promoting healthy behaviours in the time of COVID-19 and mitigating the harm from misinformation and disinformation”, held today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the high‑level event of the International Support Group for Lebanon, held today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the high-level event on “Digital Cooperation:  Action for Future Generations”, held today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Sustainable Development Goals Business Forum, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Maritime Day, observed on 24 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the annual ministerial meeting of Foreign Ministers of landlocked developing countries, held today:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Sign Languages, observed on 23 September:

On the International Day of Sign Languages, this year, we find ourselves in the midst of a pandemic that has disrupted and upended lives everywhere, including the lives of the deaf community.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ address to the General Assembly, in New York today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video-message acceptance of the Concordia Leadership Award during the 2020 Concordia Annual Summit: