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25 October 2020

SG/SM/20365

‘When Conflict Runs Riot, the Virus Runs Rampant’, Secretary-General Tells World Government Summit, Calling for Global Ceasefire, Focus on Common Enemy: COVID-19

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message for the World Government Summit, in United Arab Emirates, today:

25 October 2020

SG/SM/20364

Funding for COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments Fastest Way to Save Lives, Economy, Secretary-General Tells World Health Summit, Urging Global Solidarity

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message to the virtual World Health Summit, in New York today:

25 October 2020

SG/SM/20367

Welcoming Joint Statement on Humanitarian Ceasefire, Secretary-General Urges Armenia, Azerbaijan to Resume Talks towards Peaceful Resolution

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary‑General António Guterres:

25 October 2020

SG/SM/20366

Shocked by Fatal Attack on School, Secretary-General Urges Cameroon Authorities to Conduct Full Investigation, Hold Those Responsible Accountable

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary‑General António Guterres:

24 October 2020

SG/SM/20363

Commending Ratification of Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons, Secretary-General Says Entry into Force Is Tribute to Test-Blast Survivors

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary‑General António Guterres:

24 October 2020

SG/SM/20362

Condemning Post-Electoral Violence in Guinea, Secretary-General Urges All Actors to Resolve Disputes, Seek Peaceful Solution through Legal Mechanisms

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

24 October 2020

SG/SM/20361

Noting Agreement between Israel, Sudan, Secretary-General Expresses Hope That Accord Advances Peace, Economic Growth in Africa, Middle East

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

23 October 2020

PI/2290

United Nations World Data Forum Concludes with More than 10,000 Producers, Users Connecting to Advance Solutions for Trusted Data in COVID-19 Response

The first virtual meeting of the United Nations World Data Forum concluded with the launch of the data community’s response to COVID‑19, stressing the increased demand for relevant, timely and trusted data and statistics as a critical part of building back a more equitable, sustainable and resilient future.

23 October 2020

GA/L/3623

Tackling Host Country Report, Sixth Committee Speakers Highlight Abuses of Headquarters Agreement, Urge Secretary-General to Invoke Arbitration

Complaints and concerns about the abuse of the Headquarters Agreement by the United States dominated discussion in the Sixth Committee (Legal) today, as delegations took up the report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country. (For background, see Press Release GA/L/3622.)

23 October 2020

GA/SHC/4301

‘Censorship Kills Scholarship’ Expert Warns Third Committee, amid Broad Calls for Upholding Rights in Myanmar, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Stressing that “censorship kills scholarship”, the United Nations expert on free expression launched a passionate defence of academia as a bastion of ideas that all too often comes under siege by States seeking to control or supress the flow of information, as Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) delegates continued their interactive dialogues on broad questions of human rights today.