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24 November 2020

SG/SM/20447

Agile, Responsive Peace Missions Crucial to Enhancing Overall Pandemic Response, Other Challenges, Secretary-General Tells Heads of Military Components

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the eighteenth Conference of the Heads of Military Components, held in New York and online today:

24 November 2020

SG/SM/20449

Secretary-General, in Observance Message, Urges More Funding for Women’s Rights Groups, Prioritizing Female Leadership to End Shadow Pandemic of Gender-Based Violence

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, observed on 25 November:

23 November 2020

SG/SM/20444

Pandemic Created Opportunity for Global ReSet, Says Secretary-General in Closing Remarks to High-Level Dialogue, Stressing ‘We Must Seize It’

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ closing remarks at the high‑level interactive dialogue with heads of regional and other organizations, today:

23 November 2020

SG/SM/20443

Multilateral Partnerships More Important than Ever to Tackle Global, Regional Crises, Secretary-General Tells Heads of Organizations at High-Level Dialogue

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ opening remarks at the high‑level interactive dialogue with heads of regional and other organizations, today:

23 November 2020

SG/SM/20442

Inclusive, Climate-Resilient Economies Offer Solutions to Global Challenges, Pandemic, Secretary-General Tells Industrial Development Board

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the forty-eighth session of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Industrial Development Board, held today:

23 November 2020

SG/SM/20441

In World Wrestling with COVID-19, Rising Inequality, Freedom of Authors to ‘Speak Their Minds’ More Important Than Ever, Secretary-General Tells Publishers Forum

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the International Publishers Association General Assembly, held today:

22 November 2020

SG/SM/20440

World Has Moral Obligation to Ensure Future Generations Not Burdened by Mountain of Debt on Broken Planet, Secretary-General Tells G20 Summit

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks, as delivered, to the Group of 20 (G20) Riyadh Summit‑Session II: Building an Inclusive, Sustainable and Resilient Future, today:

21 November 2020

SG/SM/20439

Countries Need Resources to Recover from COVID-19 Crisis, Secretary-General Warns International Finance Forum, Calling for Extended, Expanded Suspension of Debt

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message to the International Finance Forum 2020 annual meeting, in Guangzhou, China, today:

21 November 2020

SG/SM/20438

Condemning Rocket Attacks in Kabul, Secretary-General Says Upcoming Afghanistan Peace Conference Chance to Renew Efforts towards Peaceful, Prosperous Country

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

20 November 2020

SG/SM/20432

Warning Yemen in ‘Imminent Danger’ of Worst Famine World Has Seen for Decades, Secretary-General Urges Immediate Action to Avert Catastrophe

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