/sg/en/content/ossg/latest-statements Latest Statements, Off-the-Cuff and Readouts from Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary General of the United Nations en /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-23/secretary-generals-video-message-the-annual-meeting-of-the-international-finance-forum-scroll-down-for-chinese-version Download the vĂ­deo: 22/11/2024 - 09:59 United Nations Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-23/secretary-generals-video-message-the-annual-meeting-of-the-international-finance-forum-scroll-down-for-chinese-version /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-21/secretary-generals-video-message-the-united-nations-foundations-leadership-awards-dinner Download the video: https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/downloads2.unmultimedia.org/public/video/evergreen/MSG+SG+/SG+5+Nov+24/3301484_MSG+SG+UN+FOUNDATION+AWARDS+DINNER+05+NOV+24.mp4 Greetings to everyone attending the Ăĺ±±˝űµŘFoundation’s We the Peoples Global Leadership Awards Dinner. 21/11/2024 - 12:24 United Nations Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-21/secretary-generals-video-message-the-united-nations-foundations-leadership-awards-dinner /sg/en/content/sg/press-encounter/2024-11-21/secretary-generals-press-encounter-cop29 Good afternoon. I have just returned from the G20 Summit in Rio. COP29 was very much on the agenda. I urged G20 leaders to instruct their ministers and negotiators to secure a compromise, to secure the success of the COP, and to secure a new ambitious climate finance goal at COP29. And I heard leader after leader stress the importance of concrete success. Delegations, and the COP Presidency, are now working hard to find common ground. But as I said in my opening remarks here, the clock is ticking.  COP29 is now down to the wire. 21/11/2024 - 06:17 United Nations Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General /sg/en/content/sg/press-encounter/2024-11-21/secretary-generals-press-encounter-cop29 /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-21/secretary-generals-video-message-paternity-and-child-support-children-born-out-of-sexual-exploitation-and-abuse-scroll-down-for-french-version Download the video: 21/11/2024 - 10:18 United Nations Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-21/secretary-generals-video-message-paternity-and-child-support-children-born-out-of-sexual-exploitation-and-abuse-scroll-down-for-french-version /sg/en/content/sg/note-correspondents/2024-11-21/note-correspondents-peacebuilding-commission-%28pbc%29-chair%E2%80%99s-mission-liberia-%E2%80%93-strengthening-peace-and-stability The Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission’s (PBC) Configuration on Liberia, H.E. Ms. Nicola Clase, the Permanent Representative of Sweden to the UN, will make her first official visit to Monrovia from 21 to 26 November 2024. She will be joined by Ms. Awa Dabo, the Director and Deputy Head of the Peacebuilding Support Office in the Ăĺ±±˝űµŘDepartment of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.   21/11/2024 - 09:34 United Nations Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General /sg/en/content/sg/note-correspondents/2024-11-21/note-correspondents-peacebuilding-commission-%28pbc%29-chair%E2%80%99s-mission-liberia-%E2%80%93-strengthening-peace-and-stability /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-20/secretary-generals-message-world-childrens-day-scroll-down-for-french-version On World Children’s Day, we celebrate the youngest members of our human family. But today is also a moment to recognize the enormous challenges children face in our deeply divided, tumultuous and often violent world. It is shocking that, in the 21st century, any child still goes hungry, uneducated, or without even the most basic health care. It is a stain on humanity’s conscience when children’s lives are caught in the grinding wheels of poverty, or upended by disasters or violent conflicts that are killing and maiming children. 19/11/2024 - 10:33 United Nations Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-20/secretary-generals-message-world-childrens-day-scroll-down-for-french-version /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-20/secretary-generals-message-the-35th-anniversary-of-africa-industrialization-day-scroll-down-for-french-version On Africa Industrialization Day, we celebrate the inspiring progress and economic growth the continent has achieved over the decades. From the promise of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement to the continent’s young, innovative and entrepreneurial population, to Africa’s growing leadership in renewable energy, Africa is fast-becoming an integrated global economic force across diverse sectors. This year’s theme emphasizes the enormous potential of emerging technologies — especially artificial intelligence — to power African growth in green manufacturing. 19/11/2024 - 10:30 United Nations Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-20/secretary-generals-message-the-35th-anniversary-of-africa-industrialization-day-scroll-down-for-french-version /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-20/secretary-generals-message-the-international-conference-the-role-of-the-international-community-and-civil-society-organizations-promoting-and-respecting-the-rights-of The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is clear: every child, everywhere has the right to life, protection, and development. Yet, these basic rights have been cruelly snatched away from the children of Palestine. In Gaza, an estimated 44% of all those killed are children – and those who survive endure horrors no child should ever know. 19/11/2024 - 16:09 United Nations Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-20/secretary-generals-message-the-international-conference-the-role-of-the-international-community-and-civil-society-organizations-promoting-and-respecting-the-rights-of /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-20/secretary-generals-message-the-world-science-forum Science is central to tackling our world’s greatest challenges. We face a scorching planet, conflicts igniting and spreading like wildfire, a digital revolution with endless possibilities and untold risk, and Sustainable Development Goals that are still off track.   Now, when the stakes could not be higher for humanity, we must harness the power of science to forge solutions for people and planet alike. 19/11/2024 - 10:25 United Nations Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-20/secretary-generals-message-the-world-science-forum /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-19/secretary-generals-message-world-toilet-day-scroll-down-for-french-version Toilets are fundamental to promoting human health, spurring development, and helping all people, especially women and girls, live their lives in dignity. But too many members of the human family live without this basic human right. At the current rate, 3 billion people will still live without safely managed sanitation by 2030. This year’s World Toilet Day shines a light on the threats to sanitation posed by conflict, climate change, disasters and neglect.  14/11/2024 - 10:27 United Nations Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-19/secretary-generals-message-world-toilet-day-scroll-down-for-french-version /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-19/statement-attributable-the-spokesperson-for-the-secretary-general-haiti-scroll-down-for-french The Secretary-General is alarmed by the escalating violence in Haiti, where armed gangs are reported to be gaining ground in the capital Port-au-Prince.   He strongly supports efforts by the Haitian National Police, with the backing of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to address the mounting violence.   19/11/2024 - 13:16 United Nations Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-19/statement-attributable-the-spokesperson-for-the-secretary-general-haiti-scroll-down-for-french /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-19/secretary-generals-remarks-the-g20-session-sustainable-development-and-energy-transition-delivered Excellencies, 19/11/2024 - 08:59 United Nations Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-19/secretary-generals-remarks-the-g20-session-sustainable-development-and-energy-transition-delivered /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-18/secretary-generals-remarks-the-security-council-ukraine Thank you, Mr. President. I am pleased to read a statement today, on behalf of the Secretary-General, who unfortunately could not make the session. 1,000 days of wide-spread destruction have passed since the Russian Federation launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine – in brazen violation of the Ăĺ±±˝űµŘCharter and international law. 1,000 days of widespread death, destruction and despair that continue unabated for millions of Ukrainians. 1,000 days in, this war rages on, undiminished. Deadly battles engulf more and more of eastern and southern Ukraine. 18/11/2024 - 16:08 United Nations Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-18/secretary-generals-remarks-the-security-council-ukraine /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-18/secretary-generals-remarks-g20-session-reform-of-global-governance-institutions-delivered Excellencies,  We face a global governance deficit and a global trust deficit.  Poverty, inequalities, and the climate crisis are getting worse, and peace is getting further out of reach. We need global solutions rooted in the Ăĺ±±˝űµŘCharter. But our institutions are not keeping up. That was the reason for the Pact for the Future agreed in the Ăĺ±±˝űµŘSummit of the Future to strengthen multilateralism and global governance. Starting with the Security Council which is steadily losing its effectiveness and legitimacy. 19/11/2024 - 07:03 United Nations Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-18/secretary-generals-remarks-g20-session-reform-of-global-governance-institutions-delivered /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-18/secretary-generals-video-message-the-fifth-session-of-the-conference-the-establishment-of-middle-east-zone-free-of-nuclear-weapons-other-weapons-of-mass-destruction Download the video: https://s3.amazonaws.com/downloads2.unmultimedia.org/public/video/evergreen/MSG+SG+/SG+17+Oct+24/3281899_MSG+SG+MIDDLE+EAST+FREE+ZONE+WMD+17+OCT+24.mp4 Excellencies, distinguished participants, ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for your commitment to achieving a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. 18/11/2024 - 08:46 United Nations Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General /sg/en/content/sg/statement/2024-11-18/secretary-generals-video-message-the-fifth-session-of-the-conference-the-establishment-of-middle-east-zone-free-of-nuclear-weapons-other-weapons-of-mass-destruction