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- Secretary-General
The Secretary-General was deeply saddened and shocked to learn of the death of a United Nations Office for Project Services staff member, when two UN guesthouses in Deir al Balah were hit in strikes. Five other UN personnel…
UN Photo/Violaine Martin
- Secretary-General
The Secretary-General is shocked by the Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, in which a meaningful number of civilians have been killed. He strongly appeals for the ceasefire to be respected, for unimpeded humanitarian assistance to…
UN Photo/Manuel Elías
- Secretary-General
Your Majesties, Your Highnesses, Excellencies, all protocols observed. President El-Sisi, thank you for convening leaders from across the Arab world to unite at this Extraordinary Arab Summit dedicated to Palestine. Since the…
UN Photo/Loey Felipe
- Secretary-General
I commend the launch of The Berlin Initiative and its commitment to a diplomatic resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Since the horrific terror attacks by Hamas on October 7, the ensuing Israeli military operations…
- Secretary-General
In response to questions about Gaza, the Spokesman said the following: The Secretary-General urges all parties to make every effort to prevent a return to hostilities in Gaza. He calls for humanitarian aid to flow back into…
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
- Secretary-General
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General: The Secretary-General is closely following developments in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory as the first phase of the ceasefire and hostage release deal…
Secretary-General António Guterres (left at podium) briefs reporters on recent developments in Israel and Gaza. At second from left is Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. (UN Photo/Mark Garten - 25 October 2023)
- Secretary-General
I am shocked by the misinterpretations by some of my statement yesterday in the Security Council – as if I was justifying acts of terror by Hamas. This is false. It was the opposite. In the beginning of my intervention…
- Secretary-General
The Secretary-General appeals to all parties to immediately cease the fighting in Gaza and Israel. The ongoing military escalation has caused great suffering and destruction. It has claimed scores of civilian lives, including…
- Secretary-General
The Secretary-General is gravely concerned by the serious escalations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel, including the latest escalation in Gaza, which add to the heightened tensions and violence in occupied…
- Secretary-General
I was very honoured to preside over the beginning of this year’s first meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. My congratulations to the Chair, Ambassador Cheikh Niang…
- Secretary-General
[scroll down for Arabic and French versions] As the United Nations marks its 75th anniversary, the question of Palestine remains distressingly unresolved. The COVID-19 pandemic has decimated the Palestinian economy and…
Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the 2020 opening session of Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.(UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe - 4 February 2020)
- Secretary-General
I am very honoured to have presided over this first meeting of the year of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. I congratulate the Chair, Ambassador Cheikh Niang, and other…