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Secretary-General: Press Release

14 August 2023

SG/SM/21906

Secretary-General Calls on Political, Community, Religious Leaders to Speak Out against Hate, Violence, in Message for International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, observed on 22 August:

14 August 2023

SG/SM/21905

Support Victims, Survivors of Terrorism to Amplify Their Voices, Secretary-General Stresses in Message for International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, observed on 21 August:

11 August 2023

SG/SM/21904

Secretary-General Welcomes Successful Removal of Oil from FSO Safer to Yemen Replacement Vessel, Avoiding Environmental, Humanitarian Catastrophe

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

11 August 2023

SG/SM/21903

Expressing Profound Relief, Secretary-General Hails Release of Five Abducted United Nations Department for Safety and Security Personnel in Yemen

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

10 August 2023

SG/SM/21902

Secretary-General Condemns Assassination of Ecuadorian Presidential Candidate, Calling Such Attacks ‘a Grave Threat to Democracy’

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

9 August 2023

SG/SM/21901

‘Lift Shadow of Nuclear Annihilation’, Strengthen Disarmament, Secretary-General Urges at Peace Memorial Marking 78 Years since Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the Nagasaki Peace Memorial on the seventy-eighth anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, held today:

8 August 2023

SG/SM/21900

Secretary-General Welcomes United Nations Understanding With Syrian Government to Continue Using Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing for Delivering Life-Saving Aid

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

8 August 2023

SG/A/2225*

Secretary-General Appoints Ramiz Alakbarov of Azerbaijan United Nations Resident Coordinator in Ethiopia

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Ramiz Alakbarov of Azerbaijan as the UN Resident Coordinator in Ethiopia, with the host Government’s approval. He will also serve as the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country.

7 August 2023

SG/SM/21898

As Threat Remerges, Global Community Must Speak as One, Commit to Nuclear-Free World, Secretary-General Says on Anniversary of Hiroshima Bombing

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message, delivered by Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu, at the seventy-eighth anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, in Hiroshima, Japan, today:

7 August 2023

SG/SM/21899

Make Youth Participation ‘the Norm, Rather Than the Exception’, to Shape Climate Resilient Future, Secretary-General Urges Governments on International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for International Youth Day, observed on 12 August: