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17 September 2021

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Unify to Save Humanity from ‘Acids of Hatred, Division, Conflict, Mistrust’, Secretary-General Urges, Marking Fortieth International Day of Peace

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Peace Bell Ceremony on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the International Day of Peace, observed on 21 September:

17 September 2021

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Women’s Equal Pay Crucial to COVID-19 Recovery, Says Secretary-General, Citing ‘Generational Opportunity’ for Reinvestment on International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for International Equal Pay Day, observed on 18 September:

17 September 2021

SG/SM/20910

Amid Expanding Global Crises, ‘We Need You More than Ever’, Secretary-General Tells Youth Activists in International Day of Peace Message

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message to the virtual observance of the International Day of Peace, observed on 21 September:

17 September 2021

SG/SM/20906

Solidarity Needed Now More Than Ever, Secretary-General Tells Shanghai Cooperation Organization Heads of State, Citing Climate Crisis, COVID-19

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General’s video message to the twentieth Summit of the Council of the Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, held today:

16 September 2021

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Launching ‘United in Science’ Climate Report, Secretary-General Stresses Need to Prevent Further Irreversible Damage, Warning ‘We Are Out of Time’

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the launch of the “United in Science” climate report, today:

15 September 2021

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We’re at Breakdown or Breakthrough Moment, Secretary-General Tells Global Compact Board, Stressing Central Role of Business in Raising Climate Action Finance

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the United Nations Global Compact Board today:

14 September 2021

SG/SM/20903

‘Wars On Each Other Need to End’, Secretary-General Says, Stressing Need to Focus on Pandemic, Humanity’s Common Enemy, as Seventy-sixth General Assembly Begins

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly today:

14 September 2021

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Secretary-General Applauds President Volkan Bozkir’s Leadership ‘in This Difficult and Historic Moment’, as Seventy-fifth Session of General Assembly Concludes

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the closing of the seventy-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly, held today:

14 September 2021

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Access to Cooling Services Would Reduce Food Loss in Developing Countries, Secretary-General Says, Marking Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, observed on 16 September:

14 September 2021

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We Can Transcend Borders, Barriers, Boundaries as One Human Family, Secretary-General Says, in Message to Annual Prayer Breakfast

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the thirty-sixth Annual Prayer Breakfast, today: