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29 September 2021

SG/SM/20938

Welcoming High-Level Panel Report on Internal Displacement, Secretary-General Calls for Implementing Recommended Measures to Better Protect, Assist Displaced Persons

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary‑General António Guterres:

28 September 2021

SG/SM/20935

Mass Destruction Arsenals Not Self-Defence But Suicide, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly, Marking International Day for Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the high‑level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, held today:

28 September 2021

SG/SM/20934

Lasting Damage of Pandemic, Debt Burdens Preventing Developing Countries from Investing in Recovery, Secretary-General Tells Financing Meeting

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the high‑level meeting on financing for development in the era of COVID-19 and beyond: “jobs and social protection for poverty eradication”, held today:

27 September 2021

SG/SM/20933

Secretary-General Welcomes Minsk Group’s Statement on Resumed Direct Engagement between Foreign Ministers of Armenia, Azerbaijan

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary‑General António Guterres:

24 September 2021

SG/SM/20931

Older Persons Rich Source of Knowledge, but Need More Digital Support to Join Worldwide Actions, Secretary-General Says in International Day Message

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Older Persons, observed on 1 October:

24 September 2021

SG/SM/20932

Clean, Renewable Energy Is ‘the Difference between Life and Death’, Will Prevent Climate Catastrophe, Secretary-General Tells High-Level Dialogue

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the High‑level Dialogue on Energy, held today:

23 September 2021

SG/SM/20930

Secretary-General Stresses Need for Greater Ambition on Climate Adaptation, Finance, Mitigation, at Virtual Meeting with Pacific Islands Forum Leaders

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at his virtual meeting with Pacific Islands Forum leaders, today:

23 September 2021

SG/SM/20927

Urging Remaining Annex II States to Ratify Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, Secretary-General Tells Conference We Have Been in Limbo for Too Long

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message, delivered by Izumi Nakamitsu, United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the Article XIV Conference of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, held today:

23 September 2021

SG/SM/20929

Deeply Saddened by Passing of John Ruggie, Secretary-General Hails Former Assistant Secretary-General’s Key Role in Crafting Millennium Development Goals

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary‑General António Guterres:

23 September 2021

SG/SM/20928

‘The War on Our Planet Must End’, Secretary-General Tells Food Summit, Calling for Systems That Drive Sustainable Development, Global Recovery

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Food Systems Summit, held today: