Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳

I lead global communications for the @UN to promote a peaceful, sustainable, just & humane world.
Our information is verified, based on science + solutions.

[Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 @MelissaFleming]

To all young people: thank you for having the courage to speak up, step forward & show us what’s possible.

You are not just the future - you are the present.
The world needs your fresh innovative ideas, your passion & your drive for change.

We, at the @UN, need you.
#YouthDay

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

I am saddened by reports that more than 160 people have lost their lives, with many others injured, following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Colombia yesterday.

My solidarity is with the people & Government of Colombia & I send my condolences to the families of the victims.

I wish a speedy recovery to all those affected, as reports emerge of collapsed homes & other significant damage, and as the authorities work to assess the full impact.

The @UN is in close contact with the Colombian authorities & is supporting the Government-led response as requested.

[Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 @MelissaFleming]

On Awake At Night, @IMOSecGen reflects on years of back-to-back challenges for international shipping, on efforts to decarbonize, and shares why the power of positive thinking and the encouragement of his mother have always been his guiding lights. https://t.co/6vw7iDQFW9

[Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 @MelissaFleming]

Growing up near the Panama Canal, Arsenio Dominguez was always fascinated by mighty cargo ships sailing through on their way to distant shores.

Now @IMOHQ Secretary-General, his role is to defend seafarers and give shipping the recognition it deserves.

[Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 @MelissaFleming]

Not everyone behind an online scam is there by choice.

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons shines light on victims who were trafficked into scam operations & forced by organized criminals to carry out cyber-enabled fraud. #EndHumanTrafficking

https://t.co/sS7EyLLQW9

[Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 @MelissaFleming]

75 years ago, the world made a promise to protect people forced to flee war, violence, & persecution.

We must renew that promise for the record number of people forcibly displaced.

I support the 75 global voices who promise to promote safety, solutions & inclusion. @Refugees

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

I've just concluded a deeply meaningful visit of solidarity with Syria & its wonderful people.

I've seen the scars left by years of conflict.

I’ve heard about pain, loss, displacement & fear.

But I’ve also seen resilience, courage & determination.

I’ve felt a profound sense of hope for a future where rights are respected, equality is realized & opportunities are shared.

The @UN stands with Syria at this pivotal moment.

And I appeal to the international community to support the Syrian people as well.

[Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 @MelissaFleming]

Drone attacks by day. Sexual violence by night.

Women and girls in El Obeid, Sudan can never truly get a moment to feel safe.

No woman or girl should have to choose between the threat of sexual violence and the need for clean water.

https://t.co/OqvmhbiHQx via @UN_Women

[Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 @MelissaFleming]

New analysis from @theIPCinfo shows improvements in food security & child nutrition across Gaza, but it is not enough as 1.4 million people still face acute food insecurity.

Despite a scale-up in food & nutrition assistance, the hunger crisis is not over.
https://t.co/rGGXj5MdUr

[Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 @MelissaFleming]

My colleague @AllegraBaiocchi, @ONUMX chief, is an obstinate optimist who believes in the power of the @UN to improve the well-being of all people, wherever they are.

On Awake At Night, she reflects on the highs and lows of her long and varied career.
https://t.co/uOwXgSfZXJ

[Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 @MelissaFleming]

645 million people faced hunger in 2025.

While global hunger declined for a third consecutive year, places plagued with conflicts and weather extremes suffer most.

Read the joint #SOFI2026 report to learn more: https://t.co/mvipxc3yfz

[Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 @MelissaFleming]

Daily life for millions of Haitians has become a struggle to simply stay safe and find enough to eat.

There are some signs of hope with authorities working to hold elections & security forces pushing gangs out of some areas but more support is needed.

https://t.co/Q51fZSsOIo

[Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 @MelissaFleming]

Heartbreaking to learn over 500 people, mostly Rohingya passengers seeking to find safe places, are feared to have been aboard two boats that reportedly capsized off the coast of Myanmar.

No one should have to risk their life at sea to find safety.

https://t.co/j3G1aCBJIs

[Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 @MelissaFleming]

After her family fled to safety, Mary built a new life of opportunity through education and hard work.

On 'Awake At Night', she shares how she overcame a childhood marred by death and conflict, and how theater became both her refuge and her path forward.
https://t.co/GQhlqz58Oi

[Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 @MelissaFleming]

War is Mary Maker’s earliest memory, she spent much of her early life in one of the world’s largest refugee camps.
Now a Goodwill Ambassador for @Refugees, she is raising her voice on behalf of those she left behind, helping refugee students land scholarships to top universities.

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

I am here at the Global Dialogue on AI Governance – and my message is clear: the future of AI must be shaped by human oversight and effective governance.

Together, let’s ensure that AI is developed safely, fairly, and benefitting of all humanity.

[Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 @MelissaFleming]

“We may be the last generation able to set the terms on which humanity and machines coexist.”
- @antonioguterres at the UN’s AI Global Dialogue

https://t.co/4agQrPKeav

[Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 @MelissaFleming]

Twenty-two of our colleagues were killed that day.

On Awake At Night, Elpida reflects on grief, loss, the mental & physical scars and shares why the exact wording of the preamble of the UN Charter has helped give her strength.

Watch the full interview: https://t.co/cB3RCYpB1i

[Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 @MelissaFleming]

My colleague, @RoukaElpida, survived the deadliest attack in @UN history.

On 19 August 2003, she was present during the devastating attack on the UN compound at the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, when a truck loaded with explosives deliberately targeted the UN mission.

[Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 @MelissaFleming]

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a grave violation of human rights.

This harmful practice must end.

Today, over 230 million girls & women worldwide have undergone FGM.

Learn more from @UNFPA on how to #EndFGM:

https://t.co/ULbw02h01a