Secretary-General's Messages

Paramaribo, Suriname, 3 July 2022 Distinguished Heads of States and Governments, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, All protocol observed.  Goedenavond, good…

Paramaribo, Suriname, 2 July 2022   Mr. President, Ministers, Distinguished members of the media. Good evening. I am very pleased…

The International Day of Family Remittances recognizes the contributions of hundreds of millions of migrant workers to their communities of…

Last month, the World Meteorological Organization revealed that four key climate indicators broke new records in 2021: sea level rise;…

Today, we honour the more than one million women and men who have served as United Nations peacekeepers since 1948.…

Excellencies, Last year, to mark our 75th anniversary, we conducted a global survey asking people around the world to identify a top priority for the…

Mr. President, Excellencies,   I thank the British Presidency for convening this debate and for your invitation to brief on a subject…

Distinguished President of the Human Rights Council,  Madam High Commissioner,   Excellencies,   Ladies and gentlemen,   Human rights are…

Let me begin by thanking the UN Foundation and the United Nations Association of the United States. You are a…

Excellencies,   Ladies and gentlemen,   Racism plagues our world.  It is abhorrent.  It is ugly.  And it is everywhere.    We must…