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18 May 2019

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Secretary-General Condemns Deadly Attack on Peacekeepers in Mali

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

18 May 2019

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To Tackle Climate Change, Leaders Must Tax Pollution, Not People, End Coal Plant Construction by 2020, Secretary-General Urges, Concluding Pacific Region Visit

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ statement at the end of his visit to the Pacific, in Port Vila, Vanuatu, today:

16 May 2019

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Humankind Has Shared Responsibility to Ensure Technological Advances Serve Common Good, Secretary-General Says in Message for International Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, observed on 17 May:

16 May 2019

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Activities of Secretary-General in Switzerland, 7-10 May

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres departed New York on Tuesday, 7 May, for Geneva, Switzerland, where he arrived on Wednesday morning.

16 May 2019

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Secretary-General Hails Fiji’s Courage, Conviction in Taking on Global Challenges, including Climate, Development, Peacekeeping, in Address to Parliament

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ address to the Fijian Parliament, in Suva today:

15 May 2019

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Secretary-General Commends Progress in Sudan Talks, Stressing Need to Avoid Violence That Could Undermine Safety, Security, Stability

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

15 May 2019

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Political Will Vital to Achieving Carbon Neutrality, Secretary-General Stresses at Meeting of Pacific Island Forum

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the closing of the high-level political dialogue of the Pacific Island Forum meeting, in Suva, Fiji, today:

15 May 2019

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Pacific Islands Have Unique Moral Authority to Speak Out on Climate Change, Secretary-General Emphasizes at Forum Leaders Meeting

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the Pacific Island Forum Leaders meeting, in Suva, Fiji, today:

14 May 2019

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Hate Speech Spreading Like Wildfire on Social Media, Secretary-General Warns during Visit with Christchurch Muslims, Stressing ‘We Must Extinguish It’

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks during his visit to the Muslim community in Christchurch, New Zealand, today:

13 May 2019

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Tax Pollution Not People, Secretary-General Urges at New Zealand Youth Event, Calling for Shift of Focus from Salaries to Carbon

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to Māori and Pasifika youth at an event hosted by James Shaw, New Zealand’s Minister for Climate Change, in Auckland today: