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Statements and Messages

11 September 2020

SG/SM/20242

Southern Nations Wield Power to Advance Sustainable Development, Secretary-General Says in Message on United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, observed on 12 September:

10 September 2020

SG/SM/20241

Respect for Human Rights, Social Cohesion Must Guide Global Efforts to Create Culture of Peace, Secretary-General Stresses at High-Level Forum

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the opening segment of the United Nations High-Level Forum on the Culture of Peace, in New York today:

10 September 2020

SG/SM/20240

Secretary-General Hails Efforts by ACT-Accelerator Partners to End Pandemic, Calls for Financial Infusion So That Research, Therapeutics Roll-Out Can Continue

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the first Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT)‑Accelerator Facilitation Council meeting, in New York today:

9 September 2020

SG/SM/20239

Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Attack on Convoy of Afghanistan’s First Vice-President

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

9 September 2020

SG/SM/20235

Attacks on Education Rising, Fomenting Child Recruitment into Armed Groups, Secretary-General Warns in Inaugural Observance of International Day

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message at the high-level virtual event on the International Day to Protect Education from Attack, observed today:

9 September 2020

SG/SM/20237

As World Emerges from COVID-19, Imperative to Protect Nature, Tackle Climate Change, Secretary-General Says in World Ozone Day Message

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, observed on 16 September:

9 September 2020

SG/SM/20236

Development Banks Play Important Role in COVID-19 Recovery, Supporting Public Goods, Financial Inclusion, Secretary-General Message Stresses

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Conference of Development Banks: “From Pandemic to Recovery”, in New York today:

The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating social, economic and infrastructural inequalities and challenges.

Development banks can play a significant role in supporting the pandemic response and recovery — by providing financing for infrastructure and other public goods and by promoting financial inclusion.