Secretary-General: Press Release

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Major General Anita Asmah of Ghana as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF).

The following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the high-level pledging event for the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), in New York today:

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

The following statement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres was issued today:

Today, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is appointing a group of prominent experts to promote actionable policy solutions and galvanize political and public support required to resolve the debt crisis. This work will inform the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, an intergovernmental process facilitated by the United Nations, which will take place from 30 June to 3 July 2025, in Sevilla, Spain.

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for Human Rights Day, observed on 10 December:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the eightieth anniversary of the signing of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, held in Chicago today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message for the thirty-first Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), held in Valletta today:

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message to the launch of the 2025 Global Humanitarian Overview, in Geneva, Nairobi and Kuwait City today: