INTRODUCTION The past year was marked by increasingly complex crises for our world – poverty, inequality, hunger and rising unemployment; an uneven and uncertain global economic outlook; the...
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Climate Carnage in Pakistan ‘Beyond Imagination’, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly, Urging Massive Support for Flood Victims
SG/SM/21519 Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the General Assembly on Pakistan floods, in New York today: The people of Pakistan are the victims of a grim calculus of...
‘World Is in Deep Trouble’, Secretary-General Tells Ministers at Political Forum, Urging Them to do Everything Possible in Reversing Destructive Course
SG/SM/21375 Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the 2022 high-level segment of the Economic and Social Council ministerial segment of the high-level...
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Interim Report: System-wide Evaluation of the UNDS Response to COVID-19, March 2022
Preface The global COVID-19 pandemic has been unrelenting in its social and economic damage. Therefore, the development crisis alarm raised by the Secretary-General in early 2020, at the onset of the...
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We Stand with Those Fighting Back, as Few Companies Reap Rich Rewards, while Ignoring Rights of Poorest, Secretary-General Tells Human Rights Council
SG/SM/21160 Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video remarks at the opening of the forty-ninth regular session of the Human Rights Council, in Geneva today: Distinguished...
Secretary-General, at “Group of 77” Developing Countries and China Foreign Ministers Meeting, Stresses Need for Vaccine Equity, Fairer Global Economic Architecture
SG/SM/21053 30 NOVEMBER 2021 Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks to the meeting of Foreign Ministers of the “Group of 77” developing countries and China, in New York today: ...
Secretary-General's remarks to the media at the G20
Ladies and gentlemen of the media, Buongiorno. We are at a pivotal moment for our planet. On the eve of COP26 in Glasgow, all roads to success go through Rome. But let’s be clear — there is a serious...
Secretary-General’s Chair Summary, Statement of Action on United Nations Food Systems Summit
SG/2258 Under the leadership of Secretary-General António Guterres, the United Nations Food Systems Summit took place on Thursday, 23 September 2021. It was a completely virtual event during the...
Secretary-General Stresses Need for Greater Ambition on Climate Adaptation, Finance, Mitigation, at Virtual Meeting with Pacific Islands Forum Leaders
SG/SM/20930 Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at his virtual meeting with Pacific Islands Forum leaders, today: Thank you for the opportunity to once again address the...
‘The War on Our Planet Must End’, Secretary-General Tells Food Summit, Calling for Systems That Drive Sustainable Development, Global Recovery
SG/SM/20928 Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Food Systems Summit, held today: Food is life. But, in countries, communities and households in every corner of the...
Le Secrétaire général tire la sonnette d’alarme et dénonce la « situation indécente » d’un « monde au bord du précipice »
SG/SM/20918 On trouvera ci-après le discours prononcé aujourd’hui par le Secrétaire général de l’ONU, M. António Guterres, à l’ouverture du débat général de l’Assemblée générale: Je suis ici pour...
Solidarity ‘Missing in Action’, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly, Decrying ‘Malady of Mistrust’ while Stressing: ‘We Must Get Serious’
SG/SM/20918 Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ address to the General Assembly today: I am here to sound the alarm: the world must wake up. We are on the edge of an abyss — and...
Memoria del Secretario General sobre la labor de la Organización (2021)
INTRODUCCIÓN El pasado año, la pandemia de enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) marcó la tónica en todo el mundo y también en las Naciones Unidas. El planeta está de luto por los millones de...
Rapport du Secrétaire général sur l’activité de l’Organisation (2021)
INTRODUCTION La pandémie de maladie à coronavirus (COVID-19) a dominé l’année qui vient de s’écouler, à l’ONU comme partout. Nous sommes un monde endeuillé par la perte de millions de personnes...
Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization (2021) [EN/AR/RU/ZH]
Introduction by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations The COVID-19 pandemic dominated the past year, around the globe and at the United Nations. We are a world in mourning for the...
Nuestra agenda común - Informe del Secretario General
INTRODUCCIÓN Nos encontramos en un punto de inflexión en la historia. La pandemia de COVID-19 ha sido una llamada de atención y, con la crisis climática que se avecina, el mundo está ante la mayor...
Notre programme commun - Rapport du Secrétaire général
INTRODUCTION Nous sommes à un tournant de l'histoire. La pandémie de COVID-19 est un coup de semonce, et si nous y ajoutons la crise climatique qui se profile à l’horizon, le monde fait face à la...
Our Common Agenda - Report of the Secretary-General
Summary We are at an inflection point in history. In our biggest shared test since the Second World War, humanity faces a stark and urgent choice: a breakdown or a breakthrough. The coronavirus...
Global crisis response ‘too little, too late’, Secretary-General tells General Assembly ‘Our Common Agenda’ event, warning of instability, climate chaos
SG/SM/20891 Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the General Assembly, presenting “Our Common Agenda”, in New York today: On almost every front, our world is under enormous...
Besides Pandemic, Caribbean Faces Existential Challenge of Extreme Weather, Climate Disruption, Secretary-General Tells CARICOM-United Nations Event
SG/SM/20833 Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the opening session of the eleventh Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-United Nations General Meeting today: ...