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8 February 2021

SG/SM/20576

Decision to Extend Protection to 1.7 Million Venezuelans in Colombia Important Act of Solidarity, Secretary-General Says

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

8 February 2021

SG/SM/20575

Secretary-General Welcomes United States Intent to Re-Engage with Human Rights Council

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

8 February 2021

SG/SM/20574

Secretary-General Calls for Ambitious Targets, Bridge-Building ahead of Climate Change Conference, Asking States to Make Net-Zero Emissions ‘New Normal’

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks, as delivered, at a briefing to Member States by the incoming President of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), today:

7 February 2021

SG/SM/20573

Secretary-General Expresses Condolences to People, Government of India Following Deadly Glacier Burst

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

5 February 2021

SG/SM/20572

Secretary-General Welcomes Libya Political Dialogue Forum’s Selection of Temporary Executive Authority, Calls upon All Parties to Respect Tunis Road Map

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

5 February 2021

SG/SM/20571

Secretary-General, in Observance Message, Calls for Unity to End Female Genital Mutilation, Warns Girls at Greater Risk of Harmful Practice during Pandemic

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, observed on 6 February:

4 February 2021

SG/SM/20570

High Court Verdict against Former Lord’s Resistance Army Commander ‘Milestone in Accountability’, Says Secretary-General, Spotlighting Gender Crimes

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

4 February 2021

SG/SM/20569

Hard-Hit by COVID-19, Occupied Territory Reveals Urgency of Two-State Solution, Global Solidarity, Secretary-General Tells Palestinian Rights Committee

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the opening meeting of the 2021 session of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, held today:

4 February 2021

SG/SM/20568

Secretary-General Spotlights Crucial Interfaith Efforts Against Backdrop of Persistent Intolerance, in Human Fraternity Day Message

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the International Day of Human Fraternity, observed today:

4 February 2021

SG/SM/20567

Secretary-General Commends International Institute of Humanitarian Law’s Legal Stewardship, Training Efforts, Marking Fiftieth Anniversary

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the fiftieth anniversary of the International Institute of Humanitarian Law, observed today: