Briefing to the Security Council on the Situation in South Sudan by Special Representative of the Secretary-General David Shearer [As delivered] Mr. President,Members of the Council, 1. Thank you for the opportunity to brief…
Briefing to the Security Council on the Situation in South Sudan by Special Representative of the Secretary-General David Shearer Mr. President, Members of the Council, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Council on…
The Secretary-General is outraged by the attacks perpetrated by suspected anti-Balaka against civilians and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on 12…
Note to Correspondents on South Sudan - UN SG Remarks Note to Correspondents on South Sudan On the margins of the London Conference on Somalia, the Secretary-General discussed the situation in South Sudan with a number of…
UNMISS SRSG PRESS CONFERENCE Near- verbatim transcript UNMISS SRSG PRESS CONFERENCE Near- verbatim transcript 11 May 2017 SRSG Shearer - First can I just highlight the commemoration or the celebration of World Press Freedom…
The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attack perpetrated by suspected anti-Balaka against a convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on 8…
Journalists go to the most dangerous places to give voice to the voiceless. Media workers suffer character assassination, sexual assault, detention, injuries and even death. We need leaders to defend a free media. This is…
Ladies and gentlemen of the media. Thank you very much for your presence. I have no doubt that this first conference between the African Union Commission and the United Nations Secretariat represents a landmark in our…
[Bilingual version, as delivered; all-English version at the bottom of the page] I thank the United States presidency for convening this important meeting. We are all aware that large-scale human rights violations cause…
6 Apr 2017 - Remarks by H.E. Mr. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, during the Security Council thematic debate entitled Peacekeeping Operations Review. New York, 6 April 2017 United Nations peacekeeping is…
[Bilingual version, as delivered] United Nations peacekeeping is an investment in global peace, security, and prosperity. Around the world, the Blue Helmets are the concrete expression of the Charter’s determination “to save…
I thank His Excellency Mr. Boris Johnson, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom, for his presence here today for this important meeting on South Sudan. Before we turn to today’s agenda, I would like to…