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8 April 2020

SG/SM/20038

World Health Organization ‘Absolutely Critical’ to Global Fight against COVID-19, Secretary-General Says, Calls for Support, Unity

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

8 April 2020

SG/SM/20039

Secretary-General Welcomes Announcement of Unilateral Ceasefire in Yemen

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

7 April 2020

SG/SM/20037

Secretary-General Condemns Continued Attacks on Medical Facilities in Libya

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

6 April 2020

SG/SM/20036

Secretary-General, Commemorating 1994 Rwanda Genocide, Urges World to Reject Hate Speech, Forces of Polarization

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, observed on 7 April:

6 April 2020

SG/SM/20035

‘We Stand with You’, Secretary-General Says in World Health Day Message, Hails Care Workers around Globe for Tireless Commitment, Expertise during Traumatic Times

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Health Day, observed on 7 April:

5 April 2020

SG/SM/20034

Amid Global Surge in Domestic Violence, Secretary-General Urges Governments to Make Prevention, Redress Part of National COVID-19 Response Plans

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

3 April 2020

SG/SM/20032

Secretary-General Reiterates Appeal for Global Ceasefire, Warns ‘Worst Is Yet to Come’ as COVID-19 Threatens Conflict Zones

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ update on his appeal for a global ceasefire amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in New York today:

3 April 2020

SG/SM/20033

Secretary-General Urges Countries to Designate Humanitarian Workers ‘Essential’, Fast-Track Their Passage, amid COVID-19 Pandemic

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

2 April 2020

SG/SM/20031

Remember People Living Under Shadow of Explosive Ordnance, Secretary-General Urges, in Message for International Mine Awareness Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, observed on 4 April:

1 April 2020

SG/SM/20030

Secretary-General Supports Delay of Climate Change Conference amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Spotlighting Vulnerability to Existential Threats

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

The Secretary-General supports the decision of the United Kingdom and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Bureau to delay the next Conference of Parties (COP26), which was due to be held in November in Glasgow. As hundreds of thousands of people fall seriously ill and many die from COVID-19, the need to suppress the virus and safeguard lives is our foremost priority.