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Excellencies, dear Nordic friends, It is an honour to speak to you today. The Nordic countries are great friends of the United Nations and the causes of multilateralism and sustainable development. Today, we meet in a time of great crisis and...

Today, the conditions for the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons were met further to the deposit with the Secretary-General of the 50th instrument of ratification or accession of the Treaty. In accordance with its...

The Secretary-General is very encouraged by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s announcement of Japan’s commitment to get to net zero emissions by 2050, which is a very significant positive development and hereby expresses his appreciation for...

The Secretary-General welcomes the joint statement issued today by the Governments of the United States, Armenia and Azerbaijan announcing that the humanitarian ceasefire agreed in Moscow on 10 October and reaffirmed in Paris on 17 October will take...

Shigeatsu Hatakeyama’s oyster farm was completely destroyed by the deadly tsunami that hit north-east Japan in March 2011. “I thought to myself my business was over,” says 74-year-old Hatakeyama, who is known as ‘Grandpa Oyster,’ a nickname given...

Excellencies, colleagues, friends, The COVID-19 pandemic is the greatest crisis of our age. Just seven months since it was declared, over 1 million people have died, and tens of millions have been infected. Cases are still rising, and new spikes and...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for immediate global ceasefire in all corners of the world to focus together on true fight – defeating COVID-19.

As the United Nations celebrates its 75th Anniversary this year, which has been marked by a global pandemic and global fear, we are all called to renew our sense of solidarity and hope.

(New York, 23 October)  — The first virtual meeting of the United Nations World Data Forum concluded with the launch of the data community’s response to COVID-19, stressing the increased demand for relevant, timely and trusted data and statistics as...

In 2021, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will convene a Food Systems Summit as part of the Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The Summit will launch bold new actions to deliver progress on all 17...

1 January 1942 || The name "United Nations" is coined The name "United Nations", coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt was first used in the Declaration by United Nations of 1 January 1942, during the Second World War, when...