"Women leaders are essential role models and I am proud to work with dynamic and creative women every day as we lead the United Nations into a new era."

"Now more than ever, let us unite in the fight for universal values and build a world of equality for all," says Secretary-General in his message in memory of the victims.

"Inequality is growing. And people are questioning a world in which a handful of people hold the same wealth as half of humanity."

In commemorating the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attack against the UN Mission in Iraq, Secretary-General António Guterres vows to “carry forward their memory.”