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25 March 2020

SG/SM/20020

Secretary-General Calls for Urgent De-Escalation in Yemen, Efforts to Combat Possible COVID-19 Outbreak

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

25 March 2020

SG/SM/20022

Secretary-General Condemns Deadly Attack on Afghanistan Temple

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

24 March 2020

SG/SM/20019

Secretary-General Warns Racism Still Pervasive, Calls for Action, Marking International Day to Remember Slave Trade Victims

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, observed on 25 March:

23 March 2020

SG/SM/20018

Secretary-General Calls for Global Ceasefire, Citing War-Ravaged Health Systems, Populations Most Vulnerable to Novel Coronavirus

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ appeal for a global ceasefire amid the COVID-19 pandemic, issued today in New York:

21 March 2020

SG/SM/20017

Secretary-General Welcomes Openness to Libyan Humanitarian Pause amid COVID-19 Global Pandemic

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

20 March 2020

SG/SM/20016

Secretary-General Calls for Ensuring Peaceful Legislative Elections, Constitutional Referendum in Guinea

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

19 March 2020

SG/SM/20015

Secretary-General Congratulates Uzbekistan on Passage of Law to End Statelessness

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

18 March 2020

SG/SM/20014

Amid Sadness over Coronavirus, Secretary-General Expresses Hope Nowruz Will Bring Harmony, Celebration of Common Humanity, in Message for International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Nowruz, observed on 21 March:

16 March 2020

SG/SM/20013

Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Deadly Attack by Anti-Balaka Elements against Local Officials, Peacekeepers in Central African Republic

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

16 March 2020

SG/SM/20012

International Community Should Commit to Restore Dignity of Human Rights Abuse Victims, Protect Defenders, Secretary-General Stresses in Observance Message

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, observed on 24 March: