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Over the past year, to be a United Nations peacekeeper in the field has meant adopting new levels of flexibility and resilience in the face of evolving challenges. A hard job has become even harder. As this global pandemic…

This year’s Africa Day highlights arts, culture and heritage as levers for building the Africa we want. Africa’s rich and diverse cultural and natural heritage is important for sustainable development, poverty reduction, and…

SG MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR  MINE AWARENESS AND ASSISTANCE IN MINE ACTION  New York, 4 April 2021    Today, on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, we reflect on how far we have…

Today, 01 February 2021, marks 70 years of electing Trygve Lie as the first UN Secretary-General. Following his recommendation by the Security Council, the General Assembly held a secret ballot, which saw Lie, a former…

Today we honour the memory of the six million Jews and millions of others who were systematically murdered in the Holocaust by the Nazis and their collaborators. This year’s anniversary takes place under the shadow of the…

Lord Ahmad, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear young people, It is a special privilege to address you today, on the 75 thanniversary of the first meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations, which took…

New York, 1 December 2020 [as delivered] This year, we marked the 75 th anniversary of the United Nations with tributes to the Organization’s achievements and calls to strengthen multilateralism to meet longstanding and new…

In recent days, the United Nations, including the Secretary-General, has been involved in multiple initiatives to avoid an escalation of the situation in the Buffer Strip in the Guerguerat area and to warn against violations…

The moment of silence was held during the official ceremony to commemorate UN Day, observed annually on 24 October, marking the anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Charter. The ‘epicenter’ of global unity Addressing…

Dear friends, The 75 th anniversary of the United Nations falls in the middle of a global pandemic. Our founding mission is more critical than ever. To promote human dignity. Protect human rights. Respect international law…

**Western Sahara Our colleagues in the UN Mission in Western Sahara (MINURSO) reports that, as of this morning, it observed some 50 people, including men, women and children, present in the buffer strip at Guerguerat. They…

Dear colleagues, You all will have received the message below announcing the availability of the Annual Report in both an e-book and Easy-to-Read format. While the official report has been available for some weeks, these…