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  1. Secretary-General's for the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust [scroll down for French version]

    ... Today we remember the six million Jewish men, women and children who perished in the Holocaust, the Roma and Sinti, and the countless ...

  2. Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-French and all-English versions]

    ... 43,000 people died as a result in 2022 alone, half of them children, and millions have been forced from their homes. Mr. President, ... Some parties to conflicts have taken steps to protect children, allow humanitarians to gain access to those in need, and more. My ...

  3. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at R20 Austrian World Summit [as prepared for delivery]

    ... levels, contributing to the deaths of some 600,000 children aged under five every year. All predictions show that it is the ...

  4. Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Sudan

    ... and the facilitation of humanitarian access. Sudanese women, children and men are paying the price for the continued military offensives by ...

  5. Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the Democratic Republic of the Congo [scroll down for French]

    ... in at least 131 civilians killed, including 17 women and 12 children, and eight others injured. These attacks are the latest in a series of ...

  6. Secretary-General's remarks to the Commission on the Status of Women [bilingual, as delivered, follows; scroll further down for all-English and all-French]

    ... mothers and caregivers forced out of paid employment, and children forced into early marriage.   From Ukraine to the Sahel, crisis ... mothers and caregivers forced out of paid employment, and children forced into early marriage.   From Ukraine to the Sahel, crisis ...

  7. Note to Correspondents - Fallen Chadian Captain Honoured with United Nations Peacekeeping’s Highest Award [scroll down for French]

    ... protection and shelter to 1,300 civilians, including women, children and the elderly, at a temporary base while working with local ...

  8. Secretary-General's message on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action [scroll down for French version]

    ... amidst the chaos of armed conflicts — especially women and children — every step can put them in danger’s path. Even after the ... threatens the return of displaced populations, and when children find and play with shiny objects that explode. The United Nations ...

  9. Secretary-General's remarks to the 16th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French versions]

    ... with disabilities in all their diversity – including children and older persons with disabilities, indigenous persons with ... with disabilities in all their diversity – including children and older persons with disabilities, indigenous persons with ...

  10. Secretary-General's message on World Refugee Day [scroll down for French version]

    ... are not numbers on a page. These are individual women, children and men making difficult journeys — often facing violence, ...