I thank President Lula da Silva, COP 30 President André Corrêa do Lago and his team, the Government of Brazil, the people of Belém, and the UNFCCC Secretariat for their hospitality and tireless ...

The world is becoming increasingly urban, with cities now home to 45 per cent of the global population of 8.2 billion, according to the World Urbanization Prospects 2025: Summary of Results, released ...

Key messages based on World Urbanization Prospects 2025: Summary of Results, prepared by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA).

Rio de Janeiro, 19 November 2024 - The Brazilian government, the United Nations and UNESCO are joining forces to strengthen research and measures to address disinformation campaigns that are delaying ...

The Secretary-General is gravely concerned as Hurricane Melissa – one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded – unleashes widespread devastation across the Caribbean.The hurricane made ...

Today’s Adaptation Gap Report is a red alert.Climate impacts are accelerating. Yet adaptation finance is not keeping pace, leaving the world’s most vulnerable exposed to rising seas, deadly storms, ...

Statement attributable to the Secretary-General – on Cameroon’s presidential election ...

[opening remarks, Q&A will follow] Distinguished members of the media, Xin chào. I want to begin by thanking the Government and people of Viet Nam for their generous welcome. It is an honour to be in ...

The Secretary-General welcomes the Advisory Opinion issued today by the International Court of Justice, which reaffirmed several fundamental obligations of Israel under international law.

He appeals to regional and international actors to seize this moment of respite to restart a credible political process that can deliver the outcome of two independent, sovereign, democratic States, ...

I congratulate Maria Corina Machado on being awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. For decades, Ms. Machado has been a champion of democracy and a voice of unity in her country of Venezuela. In its ...

I welcome the announcement of an agreement to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza, based on the proposal put forward by President Donald J. Trump. I commend the diplomatic efforts of the ...