AI: UN SG emphasizes the need for sustained conversation around risks and challenges
The speed and reach of today’s AI technology are unprecedented. The paradox is that in the future, it will never…
UN Security Council on Middle East situation, including Palestine
The attacks by Hamas did not happen in a vacuum, with the Palestinian people being subjected to 56 years of…
Nuclear weapons elimination: Banish nuclear weapons ‘to history books, once and for all’, urges UN SG
The International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons reminds us that a peaceful future depends on ending the…
UN: Guterres calls for end to ‘atrocious crime’ of enforced disappearances
UN Secretary-General António Guterres marked Wednesday’s International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance by condemning the “atrocious crime” and…
UN appeals for nuclear test ban amid ‘alarming rise in global mistrust’
The United Nations on Tuesday called for more global action to end nuclear testing, warning against the danger of “collective…
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European Forum Alpbach: UN SG calls for radical rethinking of approaches to peace and security
Greetings to everyone gathered in beautiful Alpbach! Since your first meeting in 1945, this Forum has become a unique space…
UN: SG Guterres on Zimbabwe’s elections
The Secretary-General calls on political actors to peacefully settle any disputes through established legal and institutional channels and urges the…
2023 World Humanitarian Day: Statement by EU HRVP Borrell and Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič
Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine has led to a global energy and food security crisis, causing a worsening humanitarian…
UN calls on all stakeholders in Gabon to ensure peaceful electoral process
At the start of the electoral campaign for the presidential, legislative and municipal elections in Gabon scheduled for 26 August, the…
Yemen: UN Secretary-General welcomes successful removal of oil from FSO Safer
The Secretary-General reaffirms the United Nations commitment to successfully complete this project, including through the delivery of a specialized buoy…
UN: Guterres warns against nuclear catastrophe risk in message to Nagasaki memorial
Yet despite the terrible lessons of 1945, humanity is now facing a new arms race as nuclear weapons are being…
France/Niger: Meeting with the Nigerien PM Mahamadou
The Minister reaffirmed France’s wholehearted support for President Bazoum – elected by the Nigerien people – and his government, which…
UN calls for urgent action against human trafficking
Global crises, conflicts, and the climate emergency are escalating trafficking risks, the UN warned on Sunday, the World Day against…
UN: Threat of escalation on Korean Peninsula growing, Secretary-General warns
We need a surge in diplomacy for peace. I urge the parties to resume regular diplomatic contacts and nurture an…
UN: Secretary-General strongly condemns Russian missile attack on world heritage site in Odesa, Ukraine
The Secretary-General strongly condemns the Russian Federation missile attack today on Odesa that resulted in civilian causalities and damaged the…
UN Secretary-General’s statement for World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Today — amidst growing inequalities, worsening climate emergencies, and record displacement — more and more people are left vulnerable to…
International Day of UN Peacekeepers honours 75 years of service and sacrifice
Since 1948, more than two million uniformed and civilian personnel have served at UN field missions across the world. Their…
UN: Secretary-General announces immediate sending of Emergency Relief Coordinator
Brussels, 1 May 2023 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN...
UN: Reflecting on genocide in Rwanda, Guterres urges all nations to stand firm against rising hate
New York, 7 April 2023 As the world marks the grim anniversary of the 1994...
Invitation letter by President Charles Michel to the members of the EU Council
Brussels, 21 March 2023 Dear colleagues, I would like to invite you to our upcoming...
UN Secretary General: Ukraine grain deal, Ethiopia agreement, show ‘power of multilateralism in action’
New York, 3 November 2022 Russia’s decision to rejoin the Black Sea Grain Initiative and the...
Russian large-scale strikes in Ukraine are ‘unacceptable escalation’, says Guterres
New York, 10 October 2022 The UN chief António Guterres said that large-scale strikes by the Russian...
UN Security Council meeting: Secretary-General on international peace and security
New York, 22 August 2022 Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the Security...
UN Secretary-General on World Humanitarian Day: World must stand with humanitarians
New York, 22 August 2022 Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks, as delivered by...
Day Commemorating Victims of Religion-Based Violence: UN Secretary-General urges doing more to examine conditions that drive hate
New York, 19 August 2022 Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International...
Hiroshima anniversary: UN chief calls for global nuclear disarmament
New York, 5 August 2022 It is totally unacceptable for states in possession of nuclear...