UN Chief receives Highest Civil award in Pakistan | United Nations

António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, receives Pakistan's highest civil award, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, on behalf of the United Nations, during a special ceremony in Islamabad with Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari. ---- The Secretary-General also accepted an honorary award from the President on behalf of the United Nations today. He also visited the National Disaster Management Authority and received a briefing on Pakistan's disaster preparedness and resilience. He wrapped up a visit to the headquarters of the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan, otherwise known as UNMOGIP. There, he paid tribute to the mission and to the UN peacekeepers serving around the world. This was followed by a meeting with the country team in Islamabad. On Wednesday, the Secretary-General will be meeting with Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and have further engagement in Islamabad During his visit, Guterres also held discussions with Mohammad Ishaq Dar, the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan. The Secretary-General also met with President Asif Ali Zardari, with whom he discussed regional and international issues.


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UN Chief & Pakistan - Joint Stakeout in Pakistan | United Nations

Comments to the media by UN Secretary-General and Pakistan's Deputy PM at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Pakistan's capital city Islamabad on Tuesday at the start of UN Chief's two-day visit to Pakistan. --- Secretary-General Antonio Guterres saluted Pakistan’s leadership in helping to create the conditions for dialogue between the United States and Iran, urging an end to the conflict, a return to diplomacy, and the full restoration of navigational rights and freedoms under international law. On his first day visiting Pakistan, Guterres today (6 Oct) told reporters that over two decades in his different roles as the UN chief and the High Commissioner for Refugees, he has seen Pakistan as a source of solidarity and solutions. He said, “for decades, Pakistan opened its doors to millions of Afghans fleeing conflict and instability. Communities around this country shared whatever they had with people seeking protection and safety.” Guterres underscored that the UN is committed to working together with Pakistan to “uphold protection principles and ensure that returns of Afghans proceed in a voluntary, safe and dignified way.” The Secretary-General also highlighted that Pakistan’s spirit of engagement is front and centre on issues of international peace and security. He saluted Pakistan’s leadership in helping to create the conditions for dialogue between the United States and Iran and mediating that conflict, adding that its efforts helped deliver the 17 June Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, the subsequent ceasefire, and the framework for further negotiations. He said, “from Islamabad, I want to send a loud and clear message to all parties: End the conflict. Return to diplomacy. Fully restore navigational rights and freedoms in accordance with international law.” Guterres continued, “let’s not forget there will never be peace in the region until the right of self-determination of the Palestinian people is fully realized – as Pakistan has long championed. I also hope to see peace and prosperity in this region, anchored in dialogue and cooperation.” The UN chief also noted that Pakistan is one of the world’s longstanding and largest contributors to United Nations peacekeeping. He said, “Pakistani women and men have served with courage and distinction in some of the most difficult and dangerous environments. More than 180 brave Pakistani souls gave their lives in the service of peace. We honour their sacrifice.” Guterres is planned to visit the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) today. He said that Pakistan has endured immense suffering. Thousands of people lost their lives. Families and communities across the country continue to bear scars. He reiterated that the UN stands with Pakistan in confronting this threat of terrorism. He said, “my message is the same everywhere in the world. Addressing terrorism and legitimate security concerns is necessary and indispensable. And experience shows that the strongest and most effective security responses are those grounded in international law, human rights and the rule of law.” On climate change, the Secretary-General recalled his last visit to the country during the catastrophic floods of 2022. He noted that Pakistan is on the frontlines of climate chaos despite contributing only a tiny fraction of global emissions. “The G20 represents 80 percent of global emissions. We need a drastic reduction in those emissions this decade,” Guterres reiterated, adding that the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities must apply, but all countries must do their part. He concluded, “developed countries must respect their commitments – namely those established in COP29 in Baku and deliver the finance, technology and support developing countries need to build resilience and accelerate a just transition.”


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African Union & UN Cooperation on Peace & Security in Africa - Briefing | United Nations

“The scale and complexity of today's challenges demand a stronger partnership,” the UN envoy to the African Union told the Security Council. Presenting the Secretary-General’s report on the UN-AU partnership today (6 Oct), Special Representative Parfait Onanga-Anyanga called for a partnership “that anticipates crises, addresses the pressures that sustain them and converts shared commitments into prompt, predictable and accountable action.” He said the report “records important achievements in the AU-UN partnership, while also confronting the more complex and interconnected peace and security landscape.” The report is Secretary-General António Guterres’ last on the topic before he leaves office at the end of December.


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“The scale and complexity of today's challenges demand a stronger partnership,” the UN envoy to the African Union told the Security Council. Presenting the Secretary-General’s report on the UN-AU partnership today (6 Oct), Special Representative Parfait Onanga-Anyanga called for a partnership “that anticipates crises, addresses the pressures that sustain them and converts shared commitments into prompt, predictable and accountable action.” He said the report “records important achievements in the AU-UN partnership, while also confronting the more complex and interconnected peace and security landscape.” The report is Secretary-General António Guterres’ last on the topic before he leaves office at the end of December.


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Israel, Gaza & other topics - Daily Press Briefing

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Highlights: - Secretary-General is in Pakistan - Deputy Secretary-General at the Pre-COP Leaders' Summit - Israel - Occupied Palestinian Territory - Security Council/African Union - UN Cooperation - Ebola/Kenya and Democratic Republic of the Congo - Ethiopia - Ukraine - El Niño/Children SECRETARY-GENERAL IN PAKISTAN The Secretary-General is in Pakistan, where today he held discussions with Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan. In a joint press takeout afterwards, the Secretary-General saluted Pakistan's leadership in helping create the conditions for dialogue between the United States and Iran, noting that Pakistan's efforts helped lead to the 17 June Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, the subsequent ceasefire, and the framework for further negotiations. The Secretary-General called on all parties to end the conflict, return to diplomacy, and fully restore navigational rights and freedoms in accordance with international law. The Secretary-General also met with President Asif Ali Zardari, with whom he discussed regional and international issues. He also accepted an honorary award from the President on behalf of the UN. The Secretary-General visited the National Disaster Management Authority, where he received a briefing on Pakistan's disaster preparedness and resilience. He then visited the headquarters of the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP), where he paid tribute to the mission and to UN peacekeepers serving around the world. This was followed by a meeting with the UN country team in Islamabad. Tomorrow, the Secretary-General will meet with Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and hold further engagements in Islamabad. He is expected back in New York on Thursday. DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL AT THE PRE-COP LEADERS' SUMMIT The Deputy Secretary-General took part today in the Pre-COP Leaders' Summit in Tuvalu. She attended an event with Heads of State and Government from the region, as well as local communities on the front lines of the climate crisis. Ms. Mohammed and other leaders also visited a multimillion-dollar climate resilience initiative supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), designed to protect Tuvalu's low-lying areas from rising sea levels as well as storm surges. Returning to Fiji, Ms. Mohammed held bilateral meetings and participated in the Leaders' Pre-COP meeting, where leaders addressed the Taku Pakasoa Declaration, underscoring that every fraction of a degree above 1.5 degrees centigrade brings further destruction and costs for every nation. Further information on Ms. Mohammed's programme will be provided tomorrow. Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date=2026-10-06


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The overwhelming male control of political power

According to a new UN report, one in three institutions built to advance gender equality have been stripped of power in just two years. The UN warns that a deliberate political retreat from gender equality is reversing decades of progress and calls for equal power for women everywhere. The Gender Snapshot 2026 report, released by UN Women and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), shows that where women hold real power, outcomes improve across every dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - from peace to education, and from poverty to climate action. Yet the very institutions built over decades to advance gender equality are being systematically weakened, stalling or reversing progress at precisely the moment when the world cannot afford to go backwards. The findings of the Gender Snapshot 2026 report reveal a political retreat from gender equality that is crosscutting, measurable, and compounding. One in three institutional mechanisms for gender equality has had its institutional power eroded over the past two years. Around one in four have seen their operating budgets cut over the same period, and nearly one in ten have lost control of their budget altogether. Funding for gender equality has fallen to its lowest level since 2021, with funding for women’s rights organizations most impacted. Meanwhile, amid funding cuts, 42 percent of UN entities report a weakening of their gender equality efforts. The concentration of political power remains stark: six in seven countries are led by men. Women continue to face systemic barriers at every stage. The cost of running for office can exceed 100 times a country’s average per-capita income, excluding many women before the race even begins. In some countries, as many as eight in 10 women running for office face violence in public life. And when women do reach cabinet, they are still disproportionately steered away from the portfolios that command the highest security and economic power. Close to nine in 10 defense ministers and more than eight in 10 finance ministers are men. As women continue to face barriers to equal participation and influence, decades of political and legal gains on gender equality are increasingly being contested and, in some cases, dismantled. Not one single indicator on the Sustainable Development Goal for gender equality (SDG5) is on track to be met by 2030. The pattern extends beyond government. Women hold only 6 percent of corporate Chief Executive Officer positions globally and lead fewer than 20 percent of the highest courts, leaving the decisions shaping business, law, employment, and the global economy overwhelmingly in the hands of men. The findings of the report come at a consequential moment for the multilateral system. World leaders are gathering for the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA81) as the United Nations moves towards selecting its tenth Secretary-General – a position that no woman has held in the UN’s 80-year history. As governments debate the future of multilateralism, the report argues that no vision for the future of the world is credible without women and girls having an equal share of power in shaping it. UN Women and UN DESA are calling for a reversal of the political retreat on gender equality - and for power to be shared more equally. That means ensuring women have an equal voice in political and economic decisions, properly funding gender equality institutions, protecting women’s rights organizations and civic space, and ensuring women have equal power to shape the decisions that affect economies, peace and security, technology and public life.


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