United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on the latest developments in Syria. At right is Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General on 21 February 2020 at United Nations, New York
Olof Skoog Head of Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Central African Republic
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is in Pakistan to attend the International Conference on 40 Years of Hosting Afghan Refugees in Pakistan, which is being organized by the Government of Pakistan and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
2.7 million Afghans are registered as refugees worldwide, with just over half – 1.4 millio, in Pakistan. Their needs, and those of the communities hosting them, are the focus of the conference, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi in his opening statement
United Natiins Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets with refugees in Islamabad during his official visit to the country. Today, Pakistan is the world’s second largest host of refugees
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium
Ngedikes Olai Uludong, Permanent Representative of Palau and co-facilitator to oversee the preparatory process of the 2020 UN Ocean Conference and conclude the intergovernmental consultations on the declaration, speaks at the press briefing on the UN Ocean Conference, to be held during 2 to 6 June 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres swears in Zainab Hawa Bangura, as Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi
Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of February, speaks to reporters ahead of Security Council consultations on Myanmar and other matters
indigenous peoples also often experience poor working conditions and discrimination. Tomei said the biggest challenge to improving the living and working conditions of indigenous peoples is “the extremely high incidence of poverty and extreme poverty among them.”