Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russia Federation Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (2nd left) meets with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of the Russia Federation in Moscow.

Strong multilateral institutions key to tackling world’s dramatic challenges, UN chief says In Moscow

Multilateralism is vital to tackling climate change, terrorism and other dramatic challenges, said Secretary-General António Guterres in Moscow, where he stressed that the United Nations and Russia will keep working together to make global institutions stronger and better able to serve the global public good.

UN Photo/Mark Garten Secretary-General António Guterres (centre) at the opening of the 11th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Everyone has 'a moral imperative' to uphold the rights of persons with disabilities, says UN chief

Cementing and protecting the rights of around 1.5 billion people around the world in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a “moral imperative” said Secretary-General António Guterres, addressing a conference of signatories to the Convention at UN Headquarters in New York.

UN Photo/Mark Garten Secretary-General António Guterres (left) lays a wreath at a ceremony honouring fallen peacekeepers in observance of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.

‘They are always in our hearts’ says Guterres, leading remembrance of UN peacekeepers who made the ultimate sacrifice

Commemorating the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers at the Organization’s headquarters, in New York, Secretary-General António Guterres paid tribute to the service and sacrifice made by UN “blue helmets” for the cause of peace around the world.

UN Photo/Marco Dormino Secretary-General António Guterres is welcomed by General Didier Dacko, G5 Sahel Joint Force Commander and other Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) officials, as he arrives at the G5 Sahel Joint Force Headquarters in Mopti, Mali.

Mali: In Mopti, UN chief finds 'a determination to fight for peace'

On the second day of his visit to Mali, UN  Secretary-General António Guterres travelled some 460 kilometers outside the capital, Bamako, to Mopti, where he made a strong appeal for more predictable financial support to the regional force tackling terrorist threats in the region.

MINUSMA/Olivier Salgado Secretary-General António Guterres attends a ceremony in Bamako, Mali, honoring all fallen peacekeepers on the International Day of UN Peacekeepers.

In Mali, Guterres honours dedication and sacrifice of UN peacekeepers

Honouring the service of peacekeepers around the world, and marking the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, Secretary-General António Guterres travelled to Mali, where he told the UN 'Blue Helmets' deployed there, that they have demonstrated that they are capable of all forms of sacrifice, and for many of their colleagues, this has meant the supreme sacrifice of giving their lives, to protect the lives of Malian civilians.