Theme/Official observances – Page 18

Pandemic Has Underlined Fragility of Food Systems, Exacerbating Loss, Waste, Secretary-General Notes in Message for International Awareness Day

29 Sep

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, observed today:

Focus on Tourism’s Importance for People Living in Rural Areas, Secretary-General Urges, in Message for World Observance

25 Sep

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on World Tourism Day, observed on 27 September:

Opting for Strategic Competition over Cooperation Makes Dangers Posed by Nuclear Weapons More Acute, Secretary-General Says in Observance Message

24 Sep

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, observed on 26 September:

Secretary-General Highlights Seafarers’ Essential Role in Supply Chain, Calls for Enhanced Sustainability, on World Maritime Day

23 Sep

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Maritime Day, observed on 24 September:

Secretary-General Calls for Disability-Inclusive COVID-19 Responses, Promotion of Sign Language Cultures, on International Day

22 Sep

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Sign Languages, observed on 23 September:

On the International Day of Sign Languages, this year, we find ourselves in the midst of a pandemic that has disrupted and upended lives everywhere, including the lives of the deaf community.

Secretary-General Calls for Addressing Fragilities of Fractured World, Invoking United Nations Founding Principles at Annual Peace Bell Ceremony

17 Sep

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the United Nations Peace Bell ceremony on the occasion of the thirty-ninth anniversary of the International Day of Peace, in New York today:

Secretary-General Assures Young Peacebuilders, ‘I Am Listening to Your Voices’, Renews Call for Global Ceasefire at International Day Student Observance

17 Sep

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the virtual student observance of the International Day of Peace, in New York today:

In International Day Message, Secretary-General Urges World to Lay Down Weapons, Stand Together for Peace

16 Sep

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

Secretary-General Calls for Removing Institutional Barriers, Sharing Family Duties in First-Ever International Equal Pay Day Message

15 Sep

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the first International Equal Pay Day, observed on 18 September:

Governments Must Listen to Demands for Change, Respect Fundamental Freedoms, Secretary-General Says in International Democracy Day Message

14 Sep

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Democracy, observed on 15 September: