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16 October 2020

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Welcoming Further Release of Detainees in Yemen, Secretary-General Says Prisoner Exchange is Proof Breakthrough Can Be Achieved through Dialogue, Compromise

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

16 October 2020

SG/SM/20344

Condemning Attacks in Mali on Peacekeepers, Civilians, Mission Camp, Secretary-General Urges Authorities to Bring Perpetrators to Justice

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

15 October 2020

SG/SM/20342

Condemning Exploitation of COVID-19 Resources, Secretary-General Urges Governments to Clamp Down on Illicit Activities, Use Tools from Convention against Corruption

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

15 October 2020

SG/SM/20343

Gender Digital Divide Wide for Rural Women, Secretary-General Notes, in Message for International Day Observance

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day of Rural Women, “Building Rural Women’s Resilience in the Wake of Covid-19”, observed today:

15 October 2020

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Young People Have Central Role to Play in Efforts for Better Recovery, Secretary-General Says, in Video Remarks to Y20 Summit

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Y20 Summit, being held from 15-17 October:

14 October 2020

SG/SM/20340

Secretary-General Welcomes Launch of Talks on Lebanon-Israel Maritime Boundary Talks, Pledging Full United Nations Support Pending Final Agreed Outcome

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

13 October 2020

SG/SM/20338

United Action Needed to Eradicate Poverty, Prevent Millions Impacted by Pandemic from Becoming Destitute, Says Secretary-General, in Message for Global Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2020, observed on 17 October:

13 October 2020

SG/SM/20339

Current, Reliable, Trusted Data Core to Evidence-Based Policymaking, Driving Needed Transformations, Says Secretary-General, Marking World Statistics Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Statistics Day, observed on 20 October:

13 October 2020

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Know-How Exists to Create Systems That ‘Grow, Nourish, and Sustain’, Feed Millions Who Go Hungry, Secretary-General Says in Message for World Food Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on World Food Day, observed on 16 October:

13 October 2020

SG/SM/20336

Secretary-General, at General Assembly Tribute, Hails Late Ruler of Kuwait as Distinguished Statesman, Outstanding Humanitarian, Bridge-Builder

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the sixteenth plenary meeting of the seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly: Tribute to the Memory of His Highness Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait, in New York today: