Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the launch of the Action Agenda on International Displacement, held today:
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Amid Sharp Rise in Gender-Based Violence, Deputy Secretary-General Urges Comprehensive Investment, Support for Campaigns to Protect Women, Girls, at Commonwealth Event
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the “Commonwealth Says No More Violence against Women” side event of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, in Kigali today:
General Assembly Holds Informal High-Level Event to Commemorate First International Day for Countering Hate Speech on 20 June
On 20 June 2022, the President of the General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, held an informal high-level event to commemorate the first International Day for Countering Hate Speech, as established by General Assembly resolution A/RES/75/309 on the “Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue and tolerance in the fight against Hate Speech”. This milestone resolution was adopted by consensus on 21 July 2021.
Commitment to Children Working Must Never Waver, Deputy Secretary-General Stresses in Message for Global Conference on Elimination of Child Labour
Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the fifth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour in Durban, South Africa, today:
Access to Assistive Technologies ‘Is a Human Right’, Deputy Secretary-General Stresses in Message for Launch of Global Report
Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to launch the Global Report on Assistive Technology, held virtually and in Geneva today: