Secretary-General

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé of Spain as the United Nations Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia.

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, arrived in Rome, late in the afternoon on Friday, 25 April. On Saturday morning, he attended the funeral of His Holiness Pope Francis, which took place at Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for World Portuguese Language Day, observed on 5 May:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, observed on 17 May:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the twenty-fifth week of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Conferences of the Instituto Superior Técnico, in Lisbon today:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, observed on 17 May:

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of María Angela Holguín Cuéllar of Colombia as his Personal Envoy on Cyprus.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Hao Zhang of China as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Maldives, with the host Government’s approval, on 1 May.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the Day of Vesak, observed on 12 May:

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today that he has invited his Special Adviser on Reforms, Jens Wandel of Denmark, to also act as an Adviser on the UN80 Initiative, reporting through Under-Secretary-General for Policy, Guy Ryder, to the Secretary-General.