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Secretary-General: Press Release

29 September 2020

SG/SM/20288

Global Recession Could Put 2030 Agenda Out of Reach, Secretary-General Tells Event on Post-Pandemic Financing for Development, Stressing ‘We Must Seize This Moment’

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ opening remarks to the High-Level Meeting on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond, held today:

28 September 2020

SG/SM/20286

Secretary-General Marks ‘Agonizing Milestone’ of 1 Million Dead from COVID-19 Pandemic, While Warning No End in Sight to Virus Spread

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

28 September 2020

SG/SM/20287

Secretary-General, in Message on Leaders’ Pledge for Nature, Urges New Global Framework to Address Biodiversity-Loss Drivers, Citing ‘Planetary Emergency’

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message on the Leaders’ Pledge for Nature, today:

27 September 2020

SG/SM/20285

Secretary-General Welcomes Yemen Prisoner-Release Agreement, Urges Plans to Free Remaining Detainees

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

27 September 2020

SG/SM/20284

‘Extremely Concerned’ over Fresh Nagorno-Karabakh Hostilities, Secretary-General Condemns Use of Force, Calling for Return to Meaningful Talks

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

25 September 2020

SG/SM/20283

Eliminating Nuclear Weapons Remains Top United Nations Priority, Secretary-General Reminds States, in Message on Test-Ban Treaty's Early Entry into Force

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message on the early entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, today:

25 September 2020

SG/SM/20282

Today’s Popular Discontent Reflects Impatience with Status Quo, Desire to Help Change, Secretary-General Tells Event on Governance Challenge Ahead

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the high-level side event “Participation, Human Rights and the Governance Challenge Ahead”, held today:

25 September 2020

SG/SM/20281

Focus on Tourism’s Importance for People Living in Rural Areas, Secretary-General Urges, in Message for World Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on World Tourism Day, observed on 27 September:

24 September 2020

SG/SM/20276

Silence in Face of Human Suffering Should Not Be Option in Twenty-First Century, Secretary-General Says, Marking ‘Responsibility to Protect’ Adoption Anniversary

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video statement for the fifteenth anniversary of the adoption of the responsibility to protect, today:

24 September 2020

SG/SM/20279

Secretary-General Deplores Double Injustice against Women, in Message for High-Level Side Event on Gender Dimensions of Death Penalty

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the high-level side event on the gender dimensions of the death penalty, held today: