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20 June 2017

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Secretary-General Appoints María Soledad Cisternas Reyes of Chile Special Envoy on Disability and Accessibility

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed María Soledad Cisternas Reyes of Chile as his Special Envoy on Disability and Accessibility.

20 June 2017

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Secretary-General Condemns Terrorist Attack in Bamako, Mali

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

20 June 2017

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Secretary-General Appoints Jayathma Wickramanayake of Sri Lanka as Envoy on Youth

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Jayathma Wickramanayake of Sri Lanka as his next Envoy on Youth.

19 June 2017

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Secretary-General, in Message for International Day, Urges Rededication to Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict, on Behalf of Every Survivor

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

18 June 2017

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Secretary-General, ‘Shocked and Horrified’ by Deadly Portugal Wildfires, Says United Nations Stands Ready to Assist in Any Way Possible

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ statement on the wildfires in Portugal:

16 June 2017

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Secretary-General Saddened by Death of Helmut Kohl, Hails Vision of ‘Modern Germany’s Longest-Serving Chancellor’ in Charting European Integration

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

16 June 2017

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Continuing Fight for Justice Will Keep Babatunde Osotimehin ‘In Our Hearts’, Secretary-General Says at Service in Memory Of UNFPA Chief

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the memorial service for Babatunde Osotimehin, the former Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in New York today:

15 June 2017

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United Nations ‘Will Not Be Deterred’ from Supporting Somalia in Efforts towards Peace, Secretary-General Vows, Condemning Attack in Mogadishu

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

15 June 2017

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Secretary-General Welcomes General Assembly Resolution on New Counter-Terrorism Office, Calling Struggle ‘One of the Highest Priorities’

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

13 June 2017

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Applauding Central Asia Plan as Show of Collective Action, Secretary-General Calls for Enhancing ‘Strong’, ‘Smart’ Policies to Prevent Violent Extremism

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the high-level dialogue on implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Central Asia, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, today: