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Secretary-General: Press Release

17 March 2021

SG/SM/20630

Anti-Muslim Bigotry Accords with Other Emerging Trends, Secretary-General Notes, in Message for International Day to Combat Islamophobia

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, today:

16 March 2021

SG/SM/20629

Many Women in Power Can Transform Power Itself, Secretary-General Says, during Town Hall with Civil Society Activists

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to a town hall with civil society during the sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, today:

16 March 2021

SG/SM/20628

Women’s Equal Participation, Leadership ‘Both a Moral Duty and a Business Imperative’, Secretary-General Tells Global Compact Gender Equality Event

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the “Target Gender Equality Live” event organized by the United Nations Global Compact, today:

15 March 2021

SG/A/2028*

Secretary-General Appoints El-Ghassim Wane of Mauritania Special Representative, Head of United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of El-Ghassim Wane of Mauritania as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).

15 March 2021

SG/SM/20627

Appalled by Escalating Violence in Myanmar at Hands of Country’s Military, Secretary-General Urges Collective Action towards Ending Repression

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

15 March 2021

SG/SM/20626

Greater Funding of Women’s Organizations, Job Training Key to Stopping Harassment, Abuse, Secretary-General Tells Friends’ Group for Ending Violence against Women

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Group of Friends for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls, today:

15 March 2021

SG/SM/20625

Stressing COVID-19 Crisis ‘Has a Woman’s Face’, Secretary-General Urges Action to End Deep Political, Socioeconomic Gender Imbalances, as Women’s Commission Begins Session

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the opening of the sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, held today:

14 March 2021

SG/SM/20624

Mozambique Needs $254 Million in Humanitarian Aid to Tackle Conflict, Climate Change, COVID-19, Secretary-General Says on Second Anniversary of Tropical Cyclone Idai

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message on the second anniversary of Tropical Cyclone Idai, observed today:

13 March 2021

SG/SM/20623

Secretary-General Recalls Importance of Upholding Due Process in Bolivia Following Legal Action against Former Government Officials, Authorities

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

12 March 2021

SG/SM/20622

Slavery’s White Supremacist Ideas Remain Alive, Secretary-General Warns in Message for International Day, Stressing Need to End Legacy of ‘This Racist Lie’

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, observed on 25 March: