"ANTONIO GUTERRES"

International donors pledged financial and political backing for Afghanistan’s peace process at the 2020 Afghanistan Conference in Geneva, anticipating a sustainable ceasefire that will help the country rebuild and heal after decades of conflict. UNTV CH

Press Conference by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on his participation in this weekend’s G20 Summit.

Ahead of the 2020 G20 Riyadh summit, Secretary-General António Guterres issued an "SOS for the needs of developing countries,” for COVID-19 recovery, as they face “the precipice of financial ruin and escalating poverty, hunger and untold suffering.” UNIFEED

In a recorded video message on climate action to European Council on Foreign Relations, UN chief Antonio Guterres said, “every country, city, financial institution and company should adopt plans for transitioning to net zero emissions by 2050.” UNIFEED

"We may just be at a potential turning point on climate change.” the UN Secretary-General told a virtual gathering of influential leaders on Monday, calling for authorities "to integrate the goal of carbon neutrality into all economic and fiscal policies and decisions." UNIFEED

A UN spokesperson said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres remains committed to “doing his utmost to avoid the collapse” of the ceasefire in Western Sahara and is “determined to do everything possible to remove all obstacles to the resumption of the political process.” UNIFEED

Opening ceremony of the Forty-Fourth Annual Meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Group of 77.

Secretary-General António Guterres said the COVID-19 pandemic “has pushed us towards one of the worst recessions in modern times, which is having a devastating effect on the most vulnerable countries and peoples,” but added that within this crisis lies an opportunity "to embark on a path to revive economies, ensure gender equality, protect our planet and achieve the SDGs by 2030.” UNIFEED

“2021 must be the year for a leap forward towards carbon neutrality,” said the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his address to the Paris Peace Forum on Thursday. UNIFEED

In a statement read by the UN Spokesperson today in New York, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres congratulated “the American people for a vibrant exercise of democracy in their country’s elections last week.” UNIFEED