Security Council has critical role in addressing fragility and conflict: UN chief

6 January 2021 - Secretary-General reiterates his plea to all engaged in violence, to direct their fire instead at the common enemy – COVID-19.

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Brandau A woman, carrying her child, walks back to her home from the fields in DR Congo’s North Kivu province. The situation in the region remains highly volatile, with civilians bearing the brunt of armed group violence.

Guterres ‘shocked’ at massacre of civilians in eastern DR Congo

7 December 2021 - The Secretary-General reiterates his call for a global ceasefire and urges all armed groups to lay down their weapons.

Wearing a full protective suit, a women doctor who leads a group of volunteer medical professionals attending to COVID-19 patients and persons under investigation at a community hospital in the Philippines.

COVID-19 shows ‘urgent need’ for solidarity, UN chief tells Nobel forum

11 December 2020 - Secretary-General encourage by support received for his call for global ceasefire.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the Bundestag, the German parliament in Berlin.

Global challenges require global solutions, UN chief tells German parliament

18 December 2020 - Secretary-General thanks Germany for supporting call for global ceasefire to help the fight against COVID-19.