"ANTONIO GUTERRES"

Addressing its first open debate on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on global peace and security, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council that the consequences can be felt in countries traditionally seen as “stable,” but stressed that it’s impacts “are particularly apparent in countries already experiencing conflict or emerging from it.” UNIFEED

Echoing Secretary-General Antonio Guterres call for a worldwide ceasefire to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution demanding “a general and immediate cessation of hostilities in all situations, on its agenda.” UNIFEED

"Unless we act now, we could face years of depressed and disrupted economic growth,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned today launching a series of roundtable discussions in a bid to build a multilateral response and recovery plan to the unprecedented global development emergency caused by COVID-19 pandemic. UNIFEED

The high-level meeting on poverty eradication on the theme "Trends, options and strategies in poverty eradication across the world" marks the formal inauguration of the Alliance for Poverty Eradication.

Paying tribute to UN personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2019, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said “the blue flag of the United Nations symbolizes hope. That hope is part of the legacy of the colleagues we mourn today. They paid the ultimate sacrifice so that others could look forward to better days.” UNIFEED

UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock told the Security Council failure to extend the cross-border authorization into Syria “would sever the UN operation currently underway” in the country’s northwest and stressed that it would “cause suffering and death.” UNIFEED

The United Nations family in Vienna marked United Nations Charter Day on Friday with a virtual and actual gathering at the UN headquarters in the Austrian capital, and a commitment to work to fix the failings COVID-19 has exposed in our systems and social safety nets. UNIS VIENNA / FILE

Marking the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Charter, UN chief António Guterres said the document “brought rules and hope to a world in ruins” and remains a “touchstone for a world mired in a pandemic, torn by discrimination, endangered by climate change and scarred by poverty, inequality and war.” UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres holds a virtual press conference.

UN chief António Guterres said, in the face of the fragilities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, “world leaders need to be humble and recognize the vital importance of unity and solidarity.” UNIFEED