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14 June 2020

SC/14213

Security Council Press Statement on Attack against United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Nicolas de Rivière (France):

14 June 2020

SG/SM/20125

Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Deadly Attack on Peacekeepers in Mali

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

13 June 2020

SG/SM/20124

Use COVID-19 Crisis as Opportunity to Heal Planet, Foster Peace, Secretary-General Stresses in 100-Day Countdown Message for International Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the 100-day countdown to the International Day of Peace, observed on 21 September:

12 June 2020

SG/SM/20121

Secretary-General Says Governments Should Allow Seafarers to Repatriate, Join Ships, as Hundreds of Thousands Remain Stranded at Sea by COVID-19-Related Travel Restrictions

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

12 June 2020

SC/14212

COVID-19 Pandemic Compounding Grave Security, Development Challenges in Central Africa, Special Representative Tells Security Council, Pointing to 22,000 Confirmed Cases

Persistent terrorist attacks, maritime insecurity and rising political tension are just some of the backdrops against which countries of Central Africa are now battling the COVID-19 pandemic, the senior United Nations official in the region told the Security Council during a 12 June videoconference meeting, noting that 22,000 cases of the virus have already been confirmed across 11 countries.

12 June 2020

SG/SM/20123

Deeply Shocked by Discovery of Multiple Mass Graves in Libya, Secretary-General Calls for Thorough, Transparent Investigation

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

12 June 2020

SG/SM/20122

Survivors Must Be at Centre of Responses to Eliminate Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, Secretary-General Says in International Day Observance Message

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, observed on 19 June:

11 June 2020

SG/SM/20118

Digital Divide ‘a Matter of Life and Death’ amid COVID-19 Crisis, Secretary‑General Warns Virtual Meeting, Stressing Universal Connectivity Key for Health, Development

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the virtual high-level meeting on the “Impact of Rapid Technological Change on the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals”, in New York today:

11 June 2020

SG/SM/20119

Key for Protecting Biodiversity, Livelihoods of Vulnerable Communities, Tourism Sector Can Help World Recover Better from COVID-19, Secretary-General Says in Video Message

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message on tourism, in New York on 9 June:

11 June 2020

ECOSOC/7020

As COVID-19 Death Toll Exceeds 400,000, Economic and Social Council Urges Member States to Ensure Flexible Humanitarian Funding, Quicker Entry for Health Personnel at Borders

Standing in solidarity with those least able to protect themselves from the COVID-19 pandemic is not only the right thing to do, but the only way the world will overcome this, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the Economic and Social Council, which launched a global call to action at its 2020 Humanitarian Affairs Segment, convened from 9 to 11 June via videoconference due to coronavirus-related restrictions.