Statements

4 March 2024

New York - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announces the appointment of Najla Nassif Palma of Brazil as Victims’ Rights Advocate for the United Nations.

31 October 2021

New York - Remarks by United Nations Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric on the visit to Colombia by Mr. Christian Saunders, Special Coordinator on Improving United Nations Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

28 September 2021

Geneva - WHO Director-General's remarks at the press conference on the report of the Independent Commission on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse ( Read the report)

18 September 2021

New York - Statement of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse – Putting Victims’ Rights and Dignity at the Forefront

29 March 2019

New York - Secretary-General’ remarks to the ministerial meeting on peacekeeping in New York [Bilingual, as delivered]

20 November 2018

New York - Secretary-General’s remarks at Security Council open debate on “Peace and Security in Africa: Strengthening Peacekeeping Operations in Africa” [Bilingual, as delivered]

18 September 2017

New York - Address to High-Level Meeting on the United Nations Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

29 May 2017

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

13 April 2017

New York - Secretary-General’s remarks at 10th Anniversary of the United Nations Ethics Panel [as delivered]

6 April 2017

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council Thematic Debate entitled Peacekeeping Operations Review [Bilingual version, as delivered]

15 March 2017

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Ministerial Open Debate on Trafficking in Persons in Conflict Situations: Forced labour, slavery and other similar practices [as delivered]

13 March 2017

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Commission on the Status of Women

9 March 2017

New York - UN Secretary-General's video message on the launch of the Report entitled “Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: A New Approach" [scroll down for English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish]

8 March 2017

New York - Secretary-General's written message on International Women’s Day

27 February 2017

Geneva, Switzerland - Secretary-General's remarks to the Human Rights Council [scroll down for French version]

21 February 2017

New York - Secretary-General's message to the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations

6 January 2017

New York - The Secretary-General announces Task Force on UN response to sexual exploitation and abuse