UN Photo/Violaine Martin Secretary-General António Guterres briefs the Informal 5+1 meeting on Cyprus in Geneva.
Secretary-General António Guterres pledged that he would continue to represent the interests of all Cypriots in future talks on the divided Mediterranean island, as an informal effort to break the impasse ended, without finding common ground. “The truth is that in the end of our efforts we have not yet found enough common ground to allow for the resumption of formal negotiations in relation to the settlement of the Cyprus problem”, he told journalists in Geneva, where the talks took place.
UN Photo/Evan Schneider Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the Leaders Summit on Climate hosted by US President Joe Biden.
World leaders must act now and put the planet on a green path because “we are at the verge of the abyss”, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his address to the virtual climate summit convened by US President Joseph Biden. “Mother Nature is not waiting”, he warned, as the past decade was the hottest on record, and the world continues to see rising sea-levels, scorching temperatures, devastating tropical cyclones and epic wildfires.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Secretary-General António Guterres presents a report on the State of the Global Climate in 2020 at UN Headquarters in New York.
According to the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) flagship State of the Global Climate report, the global average temperature in 2020 was about 1.2-degree Celsius above pre-industrial level. “We are on the verge of the abyss”, Secretary-General António Guterres said at a press conference announcing the findings.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Secretary-General António Guterres lights a candle during the commemoration of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
As the world marks the grim anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during which Hutu and others who opposed the massacre were also killed, United Nations Secretary-General called for concerted efforts to defeat hate-driven movements to prevent history from repeating itself. Secretary-General António Guterres underlined that everyone must “take a hard look at today’s world and ensure that we heed the lessons of 27 years ago”.
UN Photo/Loey Felipe Secretary-General António Guterres holds a virtual townhall meeting with Women's Civil Society participants during the Commission on the Status of Women.
Women need to be “front and centre” of the pandemic recovery as a matter of economics, efficiency, effectiveness and social resilience, the UN chief told the women’s commission. “Male-dominated teams will come up with male-dominated solutions”, Secretary-General António Guterres warned a virtual town hall with women civil society during the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CWS).
Deputy Secretary-General's video message at Opening of the Food Systems Summit Global Youth Dialogue
Deputy Secretary-General's video message to the Africa Dialogue Series
Statement attributable to Spokesperson of the Secretary-General on Afghanistan
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Somalia
Secretary-General's message on International Jazz Day [scroll down for French version]
Secretary-General's Press Conference following the informal 5+1 meeting on Cyprus
António Guterres (left) meets internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Bangassou, Central African Republic
Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: A New Approach
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.
