Secretary-General's Messages

Education is the key to personal development and the future of societies. It unlocks opportunities and narrows inequalities. It is…

António Guterres My dear friends, President Cyril Ramaphosa, excellencies, distinguished guests, friends,   It is a privilege to join you in…

18 July 2020 Each year, on Nelson’s Mandela’s birthday, we pay tribute to an extraordinary global advocate for equality, dignity…

New York, 14 July 2020  Last September, the General Assembly proclaimed a Decade of Action for the Sustainable Development Goals.…

4 July 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic and climate emergency have both revealed the fragility of our societies and our planet.…

Today we face a global pandemic. Worldwide, people rightly raise their voices against racism. Confronting problems is a start. But…

23 June 2020 As the world continues to grapple with the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, public servants have been on the…

20 June 2020 Nearly 80 million women, children, and men around the world have been forced from their homes as refugees or internally…

 Geneva, 17 June 2020 I welcome this opportunity to speak to this urgent and necessary debate of the Human Rights…

16 June 2020  On the International Day of Family Remittances, and in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we recognize the determination of 200 million…