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13 October 2020

SG/SM/20338

United Action Needed to Eradicate Poverty, Prevent Millions Impacted by Pandemic from Becoming Destitute, Says Secretary-General, in Message for Global Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2020, observed on 17 October:

13 October 2020

SG/SM/20339

Current, Reliable, Trusted Data Core to Evidence-Based Policymaking, Driving Needed Transformations, Says Secretary-General, Marking World Statistics Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Statistics Day, observed on 20 October:

13 October 2020

SG/SM/20337

Know-How Exists to Create Systems That ‘Grow, Nourish, and Sustain’, Feed Millions Who Go Hungry, Secretary-General Says in Message for World Food Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on World Food Day, observed on 16 October:

13 October 2020

DSG/SM/1481

There Is Strength in Diversity, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Interfaith Forum, Stressing 2030 Agenda Key to Tackling Pandemic, Rising Assaults on Human Rights

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message at the 2020 Group of 20 Interfaith Forum in Riyadh, today:

13 October 2020

DSG/SM/1482

‘Seize This Opportunity’, Transform Economies to Support Sustainable Development Goals, Address Climate Crisis, Deputy Secretary-General Urges Finance Round Table

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message on the occasion of the sixteenth biennial Global Round Table on Sustainable Finance, held today:

13 October 2020

SG/SM/20336

Secretary-General, at General Assembly Tribute, Hails Late Ruler of Kuwait as Distinguished Statesman, Outstanding Humanitarian, Bridge-Builder

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the sixteenth plenary meeting of the seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly: Tribute to the Memory of His Highness Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait, in New York today:

12 October 2020

GA/EF/3535

Climate Change, COVID‑19 Pandemic Severely Affecting Implementation of 2030 Agenda, Speakers Underscore, as Second Committee Takes Up Sustainable Development Reports

The ravaging effects of climate change, exacerbated by lingering repercussions of the COVID‑19 pandemic, threaten achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals according to reports of the Secretary‑General presented by a number of speakers to the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) today.

12 October 2020

GA/SHC/4292

Indigenous Peoples Increasingly Succumb to Extreme Poverty as Land Evictions Spike amid COVID-19, Special Rapporteur Tells Third Committee

Growing numbers of indigenous peoples are succumbing to extreme poverty, amid a spike in land evictions and loss of traditional livelihoods brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations expert charged with assessing their wellbeing told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today, as delegates raised questions and concerns about their plight.

12 October 2020

SG/SM/20331

Because of Pandemic, Global Cooperation ‘More Urgent than Ever’, Secretary-General Tells States Parties to Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message to the tenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, held today:

12 October 2020

SG/SM/20333

Introducing 2021 Programme Budget Proposal, Secretary-General Highlights New Communications Strategy, Stronger Staff Development, Information Technology

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ introduction to the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) of the proposed programme budget for 2021, in New York today: