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14 September 2021

SG/SM/20902

Secretary-General Applauds President Volkan Bozkir’s Leadership ‘in This Difficult and Historic Moment’, as Seventy-fifth Session of General Assembly Concludes

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the closing of the seventy-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly, held today:

14 September 2021

GA/12360

General Assembly Needs Stronger Preventive Diplomacy Tools, More Staff, Streamlined Agenda to Get Ahead of Crises, Outgoing President Says, Concluding Current Session

The General Assembly concluded its seventy-fifth session on Tuesday, with outgoing President Volkan Bozkir (Turkey) making recommendations to strengthen the 193-member organ’s ability to meet key global challenges and give voice to those most in need.

14 September 2021

GA/12361

Abdulla Shahid of Maldives President of Seventy-Sixth General Assembly

On 7 June 2021, the United Nations General Assembly elected Abdulla Shahid of Maldives as President of its seventy-sixth session, which runs from September 2021 until September 2022.

13 September 2021

GA/12359

Adopting 2 Texts, General Assembly Urges Continued Action for Durable Peace, Sustainable Development in Africa, Stronger Efforts to Eradicate Malaria

The General Assembly today adopted two annual resolutions — one on durable peace and sustainable development in Africa and the other on eradicating malaria.

10 September 2021

SG/SM/20891

Global Crisis Response ‘Too Little, Too Late’, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly ‘Our Common Agenda’ Event, Warning of Instability, Climate Chaos

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the General Assembly, presenting “Our Common Agenda”, in New York today:

10 September 2021

GA/12358

General Assembly Adopts 2 Texts, including Text on Revitalization, as Delegates Stress Time Has Come for Woman to Lead United Nations

The General Assembly adopted two resolutions today, including an omnibus text on the revitalization of the 193-member organ, as speakers argued that time has come to have a woman lead the United Nations as the Secretary-General beginning in 2027.

10 September 2021

SG/SM/20892

Press Conference by Secretary-General António Guterres at United Nations Headquarters

Following is a transcript of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ press conference, held in New York today:

9 September 2021

GA/12357

Resolutions Concerning Multidimensional Impact of COVID-19 on African Countries, Pushing Back Session Closing Date, among Texts Adopted by General Assembly

The General Assembly adopted six texts today, the first postponing the closing date of its seventy-fifth session to 14 September 2021, with others more broadly addressing issues in Africa and the Caribbean, and deciding that the United Nations Ocean Conference co-hosted by Kenya and Portugal will take place in Lisbon from 27 June to 1 July 2022.

9 September 2021

SG/SM/20887

Secretary-General Salutes Dag Hammarskjöld’s Devotion to Duty, as General Assembly Marks Sixtieth Anniversary of Former United Nations Chief’s Death

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the informal commemorative event of the General Assembly to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the death of former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, today:

8 September 2021

SG/SM/20884

Semipalatinsk Closure Signaled End of Unrestrained Nuclear Testing, Secretary-General Says, as General Assembly Marks International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message, delivered by Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the General Assembly high‑level event on the International Day against Nuclear Tests, held today: