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Statements and Messages

18 June 2021

SG/SM/20784

António Guterres Stresses Secretary-General’s Role as Mediator, Bridge, Trust-Builder, Honest Broker, in Taking Oath of Office for Second Term

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the General Assembly on taking the oath of office, in New York today:

18 June 2021

SG/SM/20785

Opportunity to Lift Up Least Developed Countries Lies at Nexus of ‘Multiple and Cascading Crises’, Secretary-General Tells Joint Session of Main Organs

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to a joint thematic event of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council on least developed countries, on the theme “Diversifying the financing toolbox to enhance investment in least developed countries”, today:

17 June 2021

SG/SM/20783

Secretary-General Welcomes Joint Statement on Strategic Stability, Issued by Presidents of Russian Federation, United States

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

17 June 2021

SG/SM/20782

Secretary-General Calls for International Cooperation to Help Middle-Income Countries Gain Greater Market Access, Tackle Mounting Debt Burdens

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the High-Level Meeting on Middle-Income Countries, held today:

17 June 2021

SG/SM/20781

Secretary-General, in Video Message, Calls for Support to Meet Acute Needs of Venezuela’s 5.6 Million Migrants, Refugees Facing ‘Great Hardship’

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Venezuela Donors’ Conference, held today:

16 June 2021

SG/SM/20780

Make Healthy Land Central in All Planning, Urges Secretary-General, in Message for World Day to Combat Desertification, Drought

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, observed on 17 June:

15 June 2021

SG/SM/20777

‘Embrace Transformational Change’ to Recover from Pandemic, Achieve Sustainable Development, Secretary-General Urges Business Leaders at Summit

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit, held today:

15 June 2021

SG/SM/20779

Underreported Crime of Sexual Violence in Conflict Cannot Be Allowed to ‘Slip Further into the Shadows’, Secretary-General Warns on International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, observed on 19 June:

15 June 2021

SG/SM/20778

Recover Better, Build Back Accessible, Secretary-General Tells Convention States Parties, Stressing ‘Persons with Disabilities Must No Longer Be Left Behind’

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the fourteenth session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, held today:

15 June 2021

SG/SM/20776

Together, ‘We Learn, Heal, Shine’, Secretary-General Says, Reiterating Commitment to Displaced People in World Refugee Day Message

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