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20 Mar 2024
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members, observed on 25 March: Today is a solemn reminder of the grave risks facing our staff members as they carry out their vital work under the United Nations flag.
16 Mar 2024
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
5 Mar 2024
Mr. President, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on the report of the Secretary-General and my recent visit to South Sudan to make a first-hand assessment of the situation on the ground.
22 Feb 2024 | New York
Marking a significant milestone, the Republic of Kazakhstan officially announced its inaugural independent commitment of a military contingent to United Nations Peacekeeping on 14 February.
21 Feb 2024 | New York
STATEMENT BY VALENTINE RUGWABIZA, SPECIAL REREPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING ON MINUSCA New York 21 FEBRUARY 2024  
21 Feb 2024 | New York
STATEMENT BY VALENTINE RUGWABIZA, SPECIAL REREPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING ON MINUSCA New York 21 FEBRUARY 2024  
21 Feb 2024
STATEMENT BY VALENTINE RUGWABIZA, SPECIAL REREPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING ON MINUSCA New York 21 FEBRUARY 2024  
8 Feb 2024 | New York
STATEMENT BY CAROLINE ZIADEH, SPECIAL REREPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING ON UNMIK New York 08 FEBRUARY 2024   Let me start by thanking you, Madam President, for this opportunity to brief the Security Council on the latest unfolding developments in Kosovo.
7 Feb 2024 | New York
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ briefing to the General Assembly meeting on the priorities of the Organization for 2024, in New York today:  Let me begin by extending my very best wishes for 2024.  I wish health and happiness for you and your families — and peace for our world. Our Organization was founded on the pursuit of peace.  Peace is our raison d’être.  Yet as I scan the landscape of today’s world, the one thing missing most dramatically is peace.  And by that, I mean peace in all its dimensions.
29 Jan 2024
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by the violence that occurred over the weekend in the Abyei Administrative Area, which resulted in the tragic death of numerous civilians and attacks on the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) during which two peacekeepers lost their life in the line of duty.  The Secretary-General conveys his deepest condolences to the Government and people of Ghana and Pakistan, and to the families of the deceased civilians.