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18 November 2020

SG/SM/20426

Secretary-General Applauds United Nations Academic Impact’s Contribution to Human Rights, Global Citizenship, in Message Marking Tenth Anniversary

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message on the tenth anniversary of the United Nations Academic Impact, today:

18 November 2020

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Keep Raising Voices, Demanding Change, Secretary-General Tells Youth4Climate Event, Stressing: ‘When You March, the World Follows’

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video remarks to the Youth4Climate virtual event, held today:

17 November 2020

SG/SM/20424

Closing Digital Divide, Ensuring Safe Online Access to Most Vulnerable Essential for Recovery from Pandemic, Secretary-General Tells Internet Governance Forum

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the closing of the fifteenth annual Internet Governance Forum Internet Governance in the Age of Uncertainty, held today:

16 November 2020

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Secretary-General Applauds World Food Programme’s Nobel Peace Prize Award, Calling Hunger ‘an Outrage’ amid Plenty, in Remarks to Executive Board

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the meeting of the Executive Board of the World Food Programme, held today:

16 November 2020

SG/SM/20422

Alongside Pandemic, World Faces ‘Triple Planetary Emergency’, Secretary-General Tells World Forum for Democracy, Citing Climate, Nature, Pollution Crises

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the World Forum for Democracy, held in Strasbourg, France, from 16 to 18 November:

14 November 2020

SG/SM/20421

Secretary-General, at South-East Asian Nations Summit, Welcomes Region’s Swift Action on COVID-19 Recovery, Urges Leaders to Adopt Robust Plans for Carbon Neutrality

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ opening remarks to the open session of the eleventh Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-United Nations Summit, held today:

14 November 2020

SG/SM/20420

Vaccines, Therapeutics Must Be Available, Affordable for Everyone, Everywhere, Secretary-General Reiterates, in Message to East Asia Summit 2020

Following is the textof UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the East Asia Summit 2020: “Global Efforts Addressing COVID-19 and Promoting Recovery”, held today:

13 November 2020

SG/SM/20419

Expressing Regret over Failed Efforts to Avoid Escalation in Western Sahara, Secretary-General Reiterates Commitment to Preventing Collapse of Ceasefire

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

13 November 2020

SG/A/1991

Secretary-General appoints Khalida Bouzar of Algeria Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations Development Programme

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Khalida Bouzar of Algeria as the next Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the Regional Bureau for Arab States, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

13 November 2020

SG/SM/20418

Road Accidents Leading Killers of Children, Young Adults, with Most in Poorer Countries, Says Secretary-General, in World Remembrance Day Message

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, observed on 15 November: