United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres briefed the press ahead of his participation in the virtual #G20 Leaders’ Summit (21-22 November 2020) under the Saudi Arabia Presidency

Briefing by H.E. Munir Akram, 76th President of the Economic and Social Council and...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres remarks delivered  November 9th, 2020, to the Green Horizon Summit and the Opening of Race to Zero Dialogues 
 
Ladies and gentlemen,

I am pleased to join you for this important meeting.

Over the next 30 years, g...

UN Secretary-General Addresses World Jewry, Calls Fight Against Antisemitism “Personal” and Commits to Building Global Coalition Against Bigotry

Secretary-General Guterres accepts World Jewish Congress’ highest honor, the WJC Theodor Herzl Award; virtual WJC gala also h...

Appointment of members of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions of the United Nations General Assembly

Elected by acclamation to a 3-year term: 

Group of African States 

     (a) Abdallah Bachar Bong (Chad) 

     (b) Nabil Kalkoul...

Seven months after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic countries around the world continue to struggle as we work towards an equitable global recovery plan. Over 40 world leaders joined the 2020 Meridian Summit to explore The Rise of Global Health Diplomacy, agreeing th...

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL --

REMARKS AT UNITED NATIONS DAY CONCERT

New York, 22 October 2020

Dear friends and colleagues, It is a pleasure to join you in marking the 75th anniversary of the United Nations.

I thank the Permanent Mission of Italy for preparing a remarkable p...

Afghanistan’s celebrated cultural traditions of hand-embroidery Increasingly Outing Itself to the Fashion World at Large- a Peaceful Secret Weapon to Increasing Economic Participation Through Afghanistan's World Famous Hand Embroidery
 

From the detailed handiwork to in...

 Photo Credits: Friendship Ambassadors Foundation, Inc.

In 2015, the band was officially named UNRocks, and comprises H.E. Simona Miculescu (lead singer), Ambassador Ib Petersen of Denmark (guitar), Ambassador Oh Joon of the Republic of Korea (drums), Ambassador Milan M...

This week in a rare interview, Chairman and Co-founder of the London Speaker Bureau, Tom Kenyon-Slaney, openly shares what is going on in the bureau and the industry

Joining Maria Franzoni from his beachside home in Muscat, Oman, Tom tells listeners how he set up and ha...

 Photo Credits: Army.mil

  Special Briefing via Telephone

Ryan D. McCarthy

Secretary of the Army

July 15, 2020

The Brussels Hub

Moderator:  Thank you very much.  Greetings to everyone from the U.S. State Department’s Brussels Media Hub.  I’d like to welcome our participants...