UN Secretary-General’s Welcome Message to UNGA 73
Watch UN Secretary-General António Guterres' welcome message to participants [...]
Safe spaces offer security and dignity for youth, and help make the world ‘better for all’: Guterres
The world’s young people need safe spaces – both physical [...]
UN Secretary-General: Towards a fairer, more peaceful world
Op-ed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres for Impact Journalism Day [...]
UN-World Bank Group Joint Statement on Signing of a Strategic Partnership Framework for the 2030 Agenda
WASHINGTON, May 18, 2018 - The United Nations and the [...]
In Vienna, UN chief calls for more clean energy investment
Calling for a new energy revolution to address the challenge [...]
Secretary-General’s remarks at the One Planet Summit
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL REMARKS AT ONE PLANET SUMMIT Paris, 12 December [...]
COP23: UN chief urges more ambition, leadership and partnerships on climate action
Addressing the United Nations Climate Conference (COP23) in Bonn, Germany, on Wednesday, Secretary-General António Guterres called for more ambition, more leadership and more partnerships to tackle climate change.
Secretary-General’s message for International Day for Disaster Reduction
"Let’s put more effort into tackling disaster risk to create a safer, more sustainable world for all," he says.
UN chief lauds Dominica’s vision to become first climate-resilient nation after recent devastation
The category-5 storm made landfall on 18 September, thrashing the country with extreme winds and rain. It left people without electricity and water, destroyed homes and health clinics and isolated communities on the mountainous island.
In hurricane-stricken Barbuda, UN chief urges global solidarity, accelerated climate action
“I have just witnessed a level of devastation that I have never seen in my life,” Mr. Guterres told a press conference following a visit to storm-battered Barbuda.
Secretary-General’s remarks at press conference in Dominica
"There must be new financial instruments, bonds of different natures, linked mainly to the buildup of resilience," he said.
Secretary-General’s remarks at press conference in Antigua-and-Barbuda
"We have now hurricanes and storms with a much higher frequency and a much higher intensity," he said.
UN chief urges world to implement Paris Agreement ‘with greater ambition’
Ahead of a trip to the storm-ravaged Caribbean, the UN Secretary-General urged all countries to implement the landmark climate accord.
Secretary-General’s remarks on recent Caribbean hurricanes
"The United Nations will continue to help countries in the Caribbean to strengthen disaster preparedness, working closely with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency," he said.
‘Time to stamp out human trafficking,’ says Guterres; UN pledges action to eradicate ‘heinous crime’
With tens of millions of human trafficking victims worldwide, “now [...]
UN Secretary-General’s remarks at Leaders’ Dialogue on Climate Change
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- REMARKS AT LEADERS' DIALOGUE ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...]
SDG Advocates meet with the Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General
The SDG Advocates met with the Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General [...]
With world leaders in support, the UN Secretary-General maps out plans for accelerating climate action by 2019 Climate Summit
UN Secretary-General maps out plans for accelerating climate action by 2019 Climate Summit
Repair ‘world in pieces’ and create ‘world at peace,’ UN chief Guterres urges global leaders
Addressing the annual gathering of world leaders at the United [...]