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2 April 2019

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Secretary-General Welcomes General Assembly Resolution, Urges Protection of Religious Sites, in Message Following New Zealand Attack

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message on the General Assembly resolution “Combating Terrorism and Other Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief”, in New York today:

2 April 2019

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Expressing Concern over Violence during Elections in Comoros, Secretary-General Urges National Authorities to Uphold Rule of Law, Respect Rights

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

2 April 2019

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Secretary-General Appoints Nicholas Koumjian of United States Head of Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Nicholas Koumjian of the United States as Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar.

2 April 2019

SG/SM/19531

Secretary-General Urges Renewed Efforts to Tackle Recruitment, Killing, Stigmatization of Conflict-Affected Children, at Campaign Launch

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the launch of the campaign “ACT to Protect Children Affected by Conflict”, in New York today:

2 April 2019

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Secretary-General Urges World Communities to ‘Stand Together and Protect Each Other’ against Rising Racism, Xenophobia, in Remarks at Cairo Mosque

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the Al-Azhar Mosque today in Cairo:

2 April 2019

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Secretary-General Draws Links between Food, Livelihoods, Conflict, in Video Message Marking Global Report Launch

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message to a high‑level event on “Food and Agriculture in Times of Crisis”, marking the launch of the Global Report on Food Crises in 2019, in Brussels today:

1 April 2019

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Secretary-General Urges Increased, Across-the-Board Action on Climate Mitigation, Finance, in Video Message for Global Sustainable Development Conference

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in Copenhagen today: