Latest Statements

01 March 2021

New York - Secretary-General's video message to the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development, 1-5 March 2021

New York - Secretary-General's opening remarks to High-Level Pledging Event for Yemen [as delivered]

New York - Secretary-General's statement on Yemen

28 February 2021

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Myanmar

Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General

26 February 2021

New York - Secretary-General’s statement on the UNFCCC Initial Nationally Determined Contributions Synthesis Report

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Nigeria

25 February 2021

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary‑General - on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon

New York - Secretary-General's message to launch the Final Report of the High-Level Panel on International Financial Accountability, Transparency and Integrity for Achieving the 2030 Agenda

24 February 2021

New York - Secretary-General's message marking Second Anniversary of Costa Rica National Decarbonization Plan

New York - Secretary-General's General Assembly Briefing on the Call to Action for Human Rights [bilingual, as delivered; scroll down for all-English version]

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Cyprus

Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General

23 February 2021

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the presidential election in Niger [scroll down for French]

Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on addressing climate-related security risks to international peace and security through mitigation and resilience building [bilingual as delivered, scroll down for all-english]

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Sudan

Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General

22 February 2021

New York - Secretary-General's Message to the Opening of the 46th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council - as delivered [scroll down for all English and French]

New York - Secretary-General's video message on the occasion of European Parliamentary Week

Geneva, Switzerland - Secretary-General's video message to Human Rights Council Panel on the Fight Against Racism and Discrimination 20 years after the Adoption of the Durban Declaration and Plan of Action

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Democratic Republic of the Congo [scroll down for French]

Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the passing of Edward Luck

Nairobi, Kenya - Secretary-General's video message to the United Nations Environment Assembly