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  1. Secretary-General’s remarks at annual UN International Holocaust Remembrance at Park East Synagogue [as delivered]

    ... today to remember David and with him, the six million Jewish children, women, and men, and million others who perished in the Shoah. We ... And above all, we must tell the stories of all the children, women, and men who were systematically murdered and who together made ...

  2. Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on the humanitarian situation in Syria [as delivered]

    ... humanitarian situation in Syria remains dire for millions of children, women and men across the country. Needs are at their highest ... to increase.  2.8 million people, mostly women and children, are displaced. Many live in camps or informal settlements.   ...

  3. Secretary-General's remarks to launch the flash appeal for Ukraine [as delivered]

    ... fled across borders. Hundreds of thousands of women, children and men are spending days and nights underground, in basements, car ... humanitarian needs and scale up aid, particularly to women, children, older people and those with disabilities. On Sunday, UNHCR ...

  4. Secretary-General's remarks at the United Nations Memorial Ceremony Marking the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English]

    ... mass murder started. By the end of the war, six million children, women, and men – nearly two out of every three European Jews – ... mass murder started. By the end of the war, six million children, women, and men – nearly two out of every three European Jews – ...

  5. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Transforming Education Summit Stocktake Event: Accelerating Progress Towards SDG4 [as prepared for delivery]

    ... millions of people, especially women and girls, vulnerable children, those on the margins of our societies and those whose lives have been ... Gaza and the unconditional release of all hostages. The children of Gaza must not be made to suffer anymore. Excellencies, At a ...

  6. Secretary-General's video message to UNRWA Conference

    ... UNRWA today is providing more than half a million children with high quality education;  Investing in human development;  Ensuring that Palestine refugees -- children, youth, the elderly and persons with disabilities– have lifelines of ...

  7. Secretary-General's message to the Education Cannot Wait Conference and Campaign Launch

    ... 21 June 2022 Around the world, 222 million children are having their education cruelly interrupted. Their dreams for ... emergencies — Education Cannot Wait — is standing with children across 40 countries. We need governments, businesses, foundations ...

  8. Secretary-General's video message to the launch of the 2024 Global Report on Food Crises

    ... is a roll call of human failings. In a world of plenty, children are starving to death. Last year, almost three hundred million ... hunger and malnutrition for millions, particularly women and children. The global food crisis requires an urgent global response. We ...

  9. Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies: “Invest in #CleanAirNow” [scroll down for French version]

    ... premature deaths – including more than 700,000 children under five. Pollution is also choking economies and heating up our ... affects those most vulnerable in society, including women, children, and older persons. Yet pollution is a silent killer that can be ...

  10. Secretary-General's message to mark one year since the attacks of 7 October 2023 [scroll down for Arabic, Chinese, French, Hebrew, Russian and Spanish]

    ... killing over 1,250 Israelis and foreign nationals, including children and women.  More than 250 people were abducted and taken to Gaza, including many women and children.     The October 7th attack scarred souls – and on this day ...