Secretary-General António Guterres visits the Imvepi refugee settlement Arua district, northern Uganda. UN Photo/Mark Garten

UN Photo/Mark Garten Secretary-General António Guterres visits the Imvepi refugee settlement Arua district, northern Uganda.

In Uganda, UN chief meets with South Sudanese refugees, urges world to show solidarity

 At the Imvepi refugee settlement in northern Uganda, Secretary-General António Guterres lauds Uganda for hosting nearly one million South Sudanese refugees “as sisters and brothers."
Secretary-General António Guterres (right) addresses journalists at a press conference at UN Headquarters. UN Photo/Evan Schneider

UN Photo/Evan Schneider Secretary-General António Guterres (right) addresses journalists at a press conference at UN Headquarters.

Heading to Uganda for 'solidarity summit,' UN chief marks World Refugee Day with calls for action

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres detailed five strong appeals to the international community for respecting refugees' rights during a press conference today, World Refugees Day, in New York.
Secretary-General António Guterres visits with displaced women at a camp on the outskirts of Kabul to show solidarity with the Afghan people. Photo: UNAMA/Fardin Waezi

Photo: UNAMA/Fardin Waezi Secretary-General António Guterres visits with displaced women at a camp on the outskirts of Kabul to show solidarity with the Afghan people.

In Kabul, UN chief calls for peace and compassion

Visiting Afghanistan, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres underscored the Organization's full commitment to work with the Government and people of the country to build a sustainable and prosperous future.
Secretary-General António Guterres looks out at a portion of the Aral Sea, which has now dried completely. Photo: OSSG

Photo: OSSG Secretary-General António Guterres looks out at a portion of the Aral Sea, which has now dried completely.

Catastrophe of Aral Sea shows 'men can destroy the planet', warns UN chief Guterres

Visiting the Aral Sea in Central Asia, which, due to human mismanagement, has shrunk to about a quarter of its original size, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres urged the world to take lesson from the catastrophe and ensure that such tragedies are not repeated.
Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the opening of the UN Ocean Conference. UN Photo/Kim Haughton

UN Photo/Kim Haughton Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the opening of the UN Ocean Conference.

UN Ocean Conference opens with calls for united action to reverse human damage

Opening the United Nations Ocean Conference in the General Assembly Hall, Secretary-General António Guterres cautioned Governments that unless they overcome short-term territorial and resource interests, the state of the oceans will continue to deteriorate.

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Based on the work of a high-level task force appointed by the Secretary-General, the report lays out a strategy to achieve visible and measurable improvements in the way the United Nations prevents and responds to sexual exploitation and abuse. The strategy is victim-centred and rooted in transparency, accountability and ensuring justice.