Alert: UN Official Statements on the War in Ukraine

Updated on 03 June 2022

I. STATEMENTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO UN SECRETARY-GENERAL ANTONIO GUTTERES AND/OR HIS SPOKESPERSON ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE  

July

• 13 July 2022: Secretary-General's remarks to the Press on Ukraine Grain Talks Update

June

• 03 June 2022: Statement by the Secretary-General - on the 100th day of the war in Ukraine

May

• 08 May 2022: Statement by the Secretary-General - on Ukraine
• 08 May 2022: Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Ukraine
• 06 May 2022: Statement by the Secretary-General – on Ukraine
• 04 May 2022: Note to Correspondents: Statement attributable to the Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Osnat Lubrani

April

• 28 April 2022: 
• Kyiv - Secretary-General's remarks to the press in three locations outside of Kyiv
• 28 April 2022: 
  
  Kyiv - Secretary-General's opening remarks at press conference with President of Ukraine
• 19 April 2022: Secretary-General's Press Encounter on Easter Appeal for Ukraine
• 13 April 2022: Secretary-General's press conference at launch of Report entitled: "Global Impact of War in Ukraine on Food, Energy and Finance Systems"
• 08 April 2022: Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Ukraine | United Nations Secretary-General
• 06 April 2022: Note to Correspondents: Statement from the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide | United Nations Secretary-General
• 05 April 2022: Secretary-General's remarks at the UN Security Council Meeting on Ukraine [as delivered]
• 03 April 2022: Statement by the Secretary-General – on Ukraine

March

• 29 March 2022
  
  New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Ukraine
  
  Dnipro - Note to Correspondents: Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Osnat Lubrani
  
  New York - Secretary-General’s press encounter – on the war in Ukraine
  
  New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the informal consultations towards a political declaration to address the humanitarian impact of the use of explosive weapons in populated areas
• 22 March 2022 (New York): Secretary-General's remarks to press on the war in Ukraine
• 18 March 2022 (Lviv, Ukraine): Note to Correspondents: Statement by the United Nations Crisis Coordinator for Ukraine, Amin Awad [Revised]
• 14 March 2022 (New York): Secretary-General's remarks to the Press on the war in Ukraine [as delivered]
• 05 March 2022 (New York): Readout of the Secretary-General's call with H.E. Mr. Dmytro Kuleba, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
• 02 March 2022 (New York): Secretary-General's press remarks following vote of General Assembly on Ukraine
• 01 March 2022 (New York): Secretary-General's remarks to launch the flash appeal for Ukraine [as delivered]

February

• 28 February 2022 (New York): Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly Emergency Special Session on Ukraine [as delivered]
• 26 February 2022 (New York): Readout of the Secretary-General's call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine
• 25 February 2022 (New York): Secretary-General's press remarks following Security Council meeting on Ukraine
• 24 February 2022 (New York): Statement by the Secretary-General – on Ukraine
• 23 February 2022
  
  New York - Secretary-General’s remarks at press encounter following the Security Council meeting on Ukraine
  
  New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Security Council meeting on Ukraine [as delivered] 
  
  New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly on Ukraine
• 22 February 2022 (New York): Secretary-General's press encounter on Ukraine
• 21 February 2022 (New York): Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Ukraine 

II. STATEMENTS FROM UN AGENCIES 

FAO

• 29 March 2022: Ukraine war could create widespread food insecurity, warns FAO | | UN News
• 14 March 2022: UN FAO releases four documents on Ukraine situation | TheFencePost.com

ILO

• 11 April 2022: ILO and IMO urge protection for seafarers stuck in Ukrainian ports (ship-technology.com)
• 15 March 2022: Stjórnarráðið | ILO Governing Body, 344th session - statement on Ukraine (stjornarradid.is)
• 03 March 2022: Ukraine: ILO Director-General condemns the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine

IOM

• 24 February 2022: Statement on the Situation in Ukraine: IOM Director General António Vitorino | International Organization for Migration

OHCHR

• 10 April 2022: Ukraine: Civilian casualties as of 24:00 9 April 2022 [EN/RU/UK] - Ukraine | ReliefWeb
• 25 March 2022: Situation in Ukraine | OHCHR

UNDP

• 01 March 2022: Statement on the situation in Ukraine | United Nations Development Programme (undp.org)

UNESCO

• 03 March 2022: Ukraine: UNESCO statement following the adoption of the UN General Assembly resolution | UNESCO

UNHCR

• 24 February 2022: UNHCR - Statement on the situation in Ukraine attributed to UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi

UNICEF

• 08 April 2022: Statement by UNICEF Ukraine Representative Murat Sahin on the attack on Kramatorsk train station | UNICEF Canada: For Every Child
• 24 March 2022: More than half of Ukraine’s children displaced after one month of war – UNICEF - Unicef UK
• 13 March 2022: Joint statement from UNICEF, UNFPA, and WHO: Stop attacks on health care in Ukraine - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization
• 09 March 2022: Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on reported attack against maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine
• 24 February 2022: Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on children in Ukraine

UNFPA

• 24 February 2022: Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on women and girls in Ukraine | United Nations Population Fund

UNODC

• 29 March 2022: UNODC and OSCE Support Efforts Against Human Trafficking of Refugees in Ukraine - Vindobona.org | Vienna International News

UN Women

• 30 March 2022: Statement from UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous on Ukraine, 30 March | UN Women – Headquarters
• 27 February 2022: Statement by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous on Ukraine | UN Women – Headquarters

WFP

• 16 March 2022: Ukraine war: $100 billion in infrastructure damage, and counting | | UN News
• 04 March 2022: WFP ramping up operations as hunger rises in Ukraine | | UN News
• 24 February 2022: WFP Executive Director Statement on impact of conflict in Ukraine | World Food Programme

WHO

• 24 February 2022:
  
  WHO/Europe | Media centre - WHO/Europe statement on Ukraine (24 February 2022)
  
  WHO Director-General: Deeply concerned over escalating health crisis in Ukraine
• 22 February 2022: WHO/Europe | Media centre - WHO/Europe statement on Ukraine (22 February 2022)