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7 October 2022

SG/SM/21520

Redouble Efforts to ‘Make Sure Girls Everywhere Are Healthy, Educated, Safe’, Says Secretary-General in Message for International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of the Girl Child, observed on 11 October:

7 October 2022

SG/SM/21519

Climate Carnage in Pakistan ‘Beyond Imagination’, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly, Urging Massive Support for Flood Victims

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the General Assembly on Pakistan floods, in New York today:

7 October 2022

SG/A/2156

Secretary-General Appoints Guy Ryder of United Kingdom Under-Secretary-General for Policy in His Executive Office

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Guy Ryder of the United Kingdom as Under-Secretary-General for Policy in his Executive Office.

7 October 2022

SG/SM/21518

Stressing Civil Society Groups are Catalysts for Peace, Secretary-General Congratulates 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Winners, Urging Support for Brave Defenders of Democracy

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

6 October 2022

SG/SM/21516

Slashing Greenhouse Gases, Funding Sustainable Development, Closing North-South Divide Key for Lasting Recovery, Secretary-General Tells G20 Parliamentary Speakers Summit

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the Group of Twenty (G20) Parliamentary Speakers Summit, in Jakarta today:

6 October 2022

SG/SM/21517

Secretary-General Shocked, Saddened by Horrific Deadly Mass Shooting in Thailand

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

5 October 2022

SG/SM/21514

Postal Services Have Ability to Catalyse Positive Actions across Range of Sectors, Says Secretary-General in Message for World Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Post Day, observed on 9 October:

5 October 2022

SG/A/2155

Christine Stegling of Germany Appointed Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Executive Director of Policy, Advocacy and Knowledge Branch, Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announces the appointment of Christine Stegling of Germany as Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of the Policy, Advocacy and Knowledge Branch at the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

5 October 2022

SG/A/2154

Angeli Achrekar of United States Appointed Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Executive Director of Programme Branch, Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announces the appointment of Angeli Achrekar of the United States as Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of the Programme Branch of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

4 October 2022

SG/SM/21511

Immense Development Opportunities of Digital Technology Must Be Guided by Safety, Transparency, Secretary-General Tells Global Conference on Electronic Governance

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance, in Guimarães, Portugal, today: