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Secretary-General: Press Release

13 June 2017

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Secretary-General Stresses Importance of Women’s Leadership across United Nations, Calling on More Male Officials to Join International Gender Champions

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the launch event for International Gender Champions, in Vienna today:

13 June 2017

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Communications Technology Partnerships Key to Advancing Human Rights, Development, Secretary-General Says in Video Message for World Summit on Information Society

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the World Summit on the Information Society 2017 Forum, in Geneva on 12 June:

13 June 2017

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Secretary-General Calls for Collective Focus on Helping Vulnerable Communities, Tackling Root Causes of Conflict, in Countdown to International Peace Day

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 2017

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Concerned about Public Criticism of Palestine Refugee Agency, Secretary-General Calls on Member States to Continue Supporting Its Essential Services

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

11 June 2017

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Diversity Must Be Cherished, Not Condemned, Stresses Secretary-General, Applauding Reconciliation, at Commemoration of 2010 Tragic Events in Kyrgyzstan

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the commemoration of the June 2010 events in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, today:

10 June 2017

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Aral Sea ‘Probably Biggest Ecological Catastrophe of Our Time’, Secretary-General Says, Stressing Need to Act Forcefully in Preventing Tragedy from Multiplying

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ statement following his visit to the Aral Sea, in Muynak, Uzbekistan, today:

9 June 2017

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Secretary-General Announces Conference on Cyprus Will Reconvene in Geneva, 28 June

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

9 June 2017

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United Nations Steadfastly Committed to Helping Eurasia Fight Terrorism, Violent Extremism, Secretary-General Tells Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, in Astana today:

9 June 2017

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Secretary-General Appoints Isabelle Durant of Belgium as Deputy Secretary-General of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, in consultation with the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), has decided to appoint Isabelle Durant of Belgium as Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD at the Assistant Secretary-General level.

9 June 2017

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Secretary-General Condemns Deadly Attacks against Peacekeepers in Mali

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