Munich Security Conference 2022

Opening Statements:

• António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
• Wolfgang Ischinger, Ambassador, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference

BACKGROUND The Munich Security Conference is the world's leading forum for debating international security policy. It is a venue for diplomatic initiatives to address the world's most pressing security concerns. During its main conference in February, the MSC assembles more than 450 senior decision-makers as well as thought leaders from around the world, including heads of state, ministers, leading personalities of international and non-governmental organizations, high-ranking representatives from business, the media, academia, and civil society to debate pressing issues of international security policy.