UN Secretary-General António Guterres made multiple statements on September 21–25, 2026, addressing journalists on amplifying unheard voices, asylum protection principles, artificial intelligence governance, and non-violence. He also launched the Global Grids Accelerator initiative with the African Development Bank to fund electricity infrastructure in Africa and South-East Asia.
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Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the opening of the SDG Media Zone in New York today:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Portuguese Council for Refugees, in Lisbon today:
The following statement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres was issued today:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ address to the opening of the general debate of the eighty-first session of the General Assembly, in New York today:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the high-level meeting on the two-State solution, in New York today:
The day began with Donald Trump threatening to annihilate Iran but ended with a three-hour meeting between US and Iranian mediators, which Trump described as “very good.” Trump also held high-level talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, with both sides saying they wanted the war in Ukraine to end before winter. Today, Zelensky and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are among those add
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks, delivered by Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, at the high-level event on clean cooking in New York today:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the high-level event on the fortieth anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development, in New York today:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks for the high-level side event commemorating 75 years of the 1951 Refugee Convention, in New York today:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks, delivered by Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, to the high-level leaders’ event on the International Panel on Inequality, in New York today:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the high-level event on climate action and the just transition, held in New York today:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the sixty-first Appeal of Conscience Foundation annual awards dinner, in New York today:
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) continues to operate under “extraordinary pressure”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Toily Kurbanov of the Russian Federation as his new Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and Resident Coordinator in South Sudan. Mr. Kurbanov will also serve as Humanitarian Coordinator. Mr. Kurbanov succeeds Anita Kiki Gbeho of Ghana, to whom the Secretary-General
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the high-level meeting on sea level rise, in New York today:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks for the ministerial meeting on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), in New York today:
Following is Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on International Day of Older Persons, observed on 1 October:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day of Non-Violence, observed on 2 October:
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met UN Secretary-General António Guterres to discuss the war in Ukraine and its global consequences, according to Russian media. During the meeting, Lavrov handed Guterres a report presenting Russia’s claim that the Bucha killings were “falsified” and called on the UN Secretariat to conduct a detailed investigation into the events. # Ukraine
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] UN Secretary-General António Guterres today launched the Global Grids Accelerator, a new initiative to help accelerate investment in electricity infrastructure across Africa and South-East Asia and help turn government and regional priorities into investable, operational projects.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at meeting of G77 Foreign Ministers, in New York today: