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Secretary-General's video message on the Entry into Force of the Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

New York

17 January 2026

Secretary-General's video message on the Entry into Force of the Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

Secretary-General's remarks to the United Nations Association of the United Kingdom on the 80th Anniversary of the General Assembly [as delivered]

London

17 January 2026

Secretary-General's remarks to the United Nations Association of the United Kingdom on the 80th Anniversary of the General Assembly [as delivered]

Secretary-General's Joint Press Encounter with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

London

16 January 2026

Secretary-General's Joint Press Encounter with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Sir Keir Starmer, MP, Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

London

16 January 2026

Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Sir Keir Starmer, MP, Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the unauthorized entry into the UNRWA Jerusalem Health Centre

New York

15 January 2026

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the unauthorized entry into the UNRWA Jerusalem Health Centre

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General — on Gaza

New York

15 January 2026

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General — on Gaza

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Noon briefing of 19 January 2026

19 January 2026

IN LONDON, U.N. CHIEF TELLS U.N.G.A. COMMEMORATIVE EVENT THAT AS GLOBAL CENTRES OF POWER SHIFT, WE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BUILD A FUTURE THAT IS MORE FAIR, OR MORE UNSTABLE…
W.F.P. WARNS OF FRAGILE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION, EVEN AS THE AGENCY REACHES MORE THAN ONE MILLION PEOPLE EVERY MONTH…
IN UKRAINE, ATTACKS ON ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE CONTINUE AMID FREEZING TEMPERATURES…

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19 January 2026

YouTube UN Web TV

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19 January 2026

In Mozambique, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that more than half a million people have been affected by recent floods, including in Gaza, Maputo and Sofala. Nearly 5,000 kilometres of roads are damaged across nine provinces, with the main road connecting Maputo to the rest of the country now inaccessible.

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António Guterres and his spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric

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