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Ladies and gentlemen of the media, thank you very much for your presence. Good afternoon everyone and let me say again – happy new year. As you know, on Wednesday I briefed the General Assembly on the challenges of 2019 – and recounted some of our...

In a meeting with the UN Under-Secretary-General and head of UN DESA, Liu Zhenmin, in Washington, D.C., this week, leaders of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) committed to supporting UN DESA in this momentous year...

Many countries are failing to protect and promote the interests of all their people – despite pledging to do so in 2016 – the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday. In a special meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva to...

Before I start, I would like to offer my sincere condolences to the people and the Government of Kenya for the loss of life in yesterday’s horrendous terrorist attack that we all strongly condemn.       My thoughts are with the families of the...

The Secretary-General strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Nairobi today. He is following developments in the Kenyan capital closely. The Secretary-General extends his condolences to the families of the victims and wishes those injured a swift...

Allow me first of all to join my voice to the expression of total solidarity with the people, the Government and the President of Kenya in total condemnation of the horrible terrorist act that we have just heard about. But simultaneously it is for...

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - Time for Global Action for People and Planet

Three years into the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, governments, UN entities, civil society organizations and companies around the world are taking unprecedented steps to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and build a better world...

The United Nations Democracy Fund invites civil society organizations to apply for project funding. Project proposals may be submitted on-line in English or French, the two working languages of the UN, between 15 December 2018 and 15 January 2019 at...