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As COVID-19 Pandemic Tests Human Family, Nowruz Spirit of Unity, Compassion Needed More Than Ever, Secretary-General Says in International Observance Message

22 Mar

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the virtual meeting on the occasion of the International Day of Nowruz, held today:

While Apartheid ‘Lies Dead, Racism Lives On’, Says United Nations Chief, as General Assembly Observes Day for Eliminating Racial Discrimination

19 Mar

Noting with concern the situation regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID‑19) pandemic, the General Assembly adopted a decision today outlining protocols for delivering statements and presenting reports during plenary meetings in the remainder of its seventy-fifth session.

We Must Be Proactively Anti-Racist to Fight Racism, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly Observance of International Day

19 Mar

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres remarks to the General Assembly’s observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, today:

Understanding, Protecting Planet Only Way to Ensure Sustainable Future, Secretary-General Stresses, in Message for World Meteorological Day

19 Mar

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Meteorological Day, observed on 23 March:

Secretary-General Calls Nowruz ‘an Inspiration’ to More Just, Durable Recovery, from Pandemic, in Message for International Day

19 Mar

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Nowruz, observed on 20 March:

Not Too Late to Undo Forest Damage, Secretary-General Says, in Message for International Day, while Warning ‘We Risk a Point of No Return

19 Mar

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Forests, observed on 21 March:

Harm Due to Underinvestment in Water Unacceptable, Secretary-General Stresses, in Message for World Day Observance

19 Mar

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Water Day, observed on 22 March:

Anti-Muslim Bigotry Accords with Other Emerging Trends, Secretary-General Notes, in Message for International Day to Combat Islamophobia

17 Mar

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, today:

Secretary-General Calls Racism ‘a Deeply Rooted Global Evil’, in Message to Mark International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination

17 Mar

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, observed on 21 March:

Slavery’s White Supremacist Ideas Remain Alive, Secretary-General Warns in Message for International Day, Stressing Need to End Legacy of ‘This Racist Lie’

12 Mar

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, observed on 25 March: