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16 September 2020

SG/SM/20257

In International Day Message, Secretary-General Urges World to Lay Down Weapons, Stand Together for Peace

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Peace, observed on 21 September:

16 September 2020

SG/SM/20256

Secretary-General Spotlights Sustainability, Human Livelihoods, in Message to World Tourism Organization

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization, held in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 15 to 17 September:

15 September 2020

SG/SM/20254

General Assembly Must Help United Nations Meet ‘High Expectations’ for Upholding Rules-Based World Order, Secretary-General Says, Opening Seventy-Fifth Session

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the seventy-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York today:

15 September 2020

SG/SM/20255

Secretary-General, at Global Ireland Conference, Hails Country as Leading Voice on Disarmament, Champion of Women’s Involvement in Peacekeeping, Security

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video remarks to the Global Ireland Conference today:

15 September 2020

SG/SM/20253

Closing Seventy-Fourth General Assembly, Secretary-General Commends Stalwart Leadership during COVID-19 Pandemic, Calls for Unity in Building Back Better

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the closing of the seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York today:

15 September 2020

SG/SM/20252

Secretary-General Calls for Removing Institutional Barriers, Sharing Family Duties in First-Ever International Equal Pay Day Message

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

15 September 2020

SG/SM/20251

As United Nations Celebrates 75 Years, Secretary-General Hails Dag Hammarskjöld’s ‘Fierce’ Commitment to Peace, Central Role in Shaping Organization

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the wreath‑laying ceremony to commemorate the fifty-ninth anniversary of the death of Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, in New York today:

15 September 2020

SG/SM/20250

At ‘Defining Moment’ in History, World Has Duty to Reduce Injustice, Build More Caring Societies, Secretary-General Tells Annual Prayer Breakfast

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the virtual thirty-fifth International Prayer Breakfast, in recognition of the opening of the seventy-fifth United Nations General Assembly session, in New York today:

15 September 2020

SG/2253

Joint Statement by Secretary-General of United Nations, Secretary General of Collective Security Treaty Organization

The following joint statement by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Stanislav V. Zas, Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, was issued today:

14 September 2020

SG/SM/20249

On Eve of New General Assembly Session, Secretary-General Calls for Unity, to Defeat COVID-19, Build More Equal, Peaceful World

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the Church of the Holy Family service on the evening before the seventy-fifth United Nations General Assembly session commences, in New York today: