Theme/Official observances – Page 18

Women’s Leadership, Equal Participation Key for Positive Change, Secretary-General Says in Observance Message, Stressing COVID-19 Forcing Reckoning with Gender Discrimination

8 Mar

Following is text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the event marking International Women’s Day 2021, observed today:

Deputy Secretary-General, in Observance Message to Slovakia Foreign Affairs Ministry, Recognizes Country’s Social Media Campaign for Raising Awareness on Gender Parity

8 Mar

Following is the text of Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the Slovakia Ministry of Foreign Affairs social media campaign on the occasion of International Women’s Day, observed today:

Women’s Lives Upended, Rights Eroded amid COVID-19, Secretary-General Says in Message for International Day, Warning Impact Will Outlast Pandemic

3 Mar

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for International Women’s Day, observed on 8 March:

Secretary-General Urges Government, Business to Step Up Conservation, Heed Voices of Forest Dwellers, in Message on World Wildlife Day

25 Feb

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on World Wildlife Day, observed on 3 March:

Greater Diversity Fosters More Innovation, Secretary-General Stresses, Marking International Day of Women and Girls in Science

9 Feb

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, observed on 11 February:

Secretary-General, in Observance Message, Calls for Unity to End Female Genital Mutilation, Warns Girls at Greater Risk of Harmful Practice during Pandemic

5 Feb

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, observed on 6 February:

Deputy Secretary-General, in Observance Message, Calls for Partnerships, Resources to End Female Genital Mutilation by 2030

5 Feb

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the high-level event hosted by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on the occasion of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, held today:

Secretary-General Spotlights Crucial Interfaith Efforts Against Backdrop of Persistent Intolerance, in Human Fraternity Day Message

4 Feb

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the International Day of Human Fraternity, observed today:

Secretary-General Calls for Efforts against Resurging Xenophobia, Marking International Holocaust Victims Remembrance Day

27 Jan

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, observed today:

Attempts to ‘Deny, Distort and Rewrite’ Holocaust History Gaining Global Currency, Secretary-General Warns, Calling for Facts on International Remembrance Day

27 Jan

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to a virtual meeting on the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, held today: