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25 December 2019

SG/SM/19921

Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Deadly Attack in Northern Burkina Faso

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

24 December 2019

SG/SM/19920

Deeply Concerned about Reports of Civilian Executions, Abductions in Nigeria, Secretary-General Calls for Armed Group to Be Held Accountable

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

23 December 2019

SG/SM/19919

Alarmed about Escalating Military Actions in Syria, Attacks on Fleeing Civilians, Secretary-General Calls for All Parties to Cease Hostilities Immediately

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

20 December 2019

SG/SM/19918

Amid Rising Hatred, Attacks on Religious Freedom, ‘We Must Stand Together’ for Peace, Secretary-General Says, Following Audience with Pope Francis

Following are United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks following his audience with Pope Francis, in the Holy See today:

19 December 2019

SG/SM/19917-PKO/805

Secretary-General Praises Contribution to Peacekeeping, Bolstered Logistics Capacity of United Nations Global Service Centre, at Anniversary Ceremony in Brindisi

Following are United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at a ceremony marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the United Nations Global Service Centre, in Brindisi, Italy, today:

18 December 2019

SG/SM/19916

Secretary-General, Addressing Italian Senate, Warns of ‘Great Fracture’ amid Rising Great-Power Rivalry, Asymmetric Conflicts, Climate Crisis

Following are United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at the Italian Senate on multilateral solutions to global challenges, in Rome today:

17 December 2019

SG/SM/19915-REF/1266

Global Compact on Refugees ‘is Our Collective Responsibility’, Secretary-General Says, Urging Forum to do All It Can for Millions of People Seeking Protection

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the Global Refugee Forum, in Geneva today:

15 December 2019

SG/SM/19914-ENV/DEV/2034

Global Community Must Not Give Up Tackling Climate Crisis, Secretary-General Says, Expressing Disappointment with Results of Twenty-Fifth Conference

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

14 December 2019

SG/SM/19913

Telling World Youth Forum ‘You Are Critical Agents of Change’, Secretary-General Urges Them to Keep Pushing for Human Rights, Climate Crisis Solutions

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message for the World Youth Forum, held in Sharm El‑Sheikh, Egypt, from 14 to 17 December:

12 December 2019

SG/SM/19912-DEV/3433-OBV/1948

Bring Global Compact to Life, Secretary-General Urges Leaders, People Everywhere, in Message for International Migrants Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on International Migrants Day, observed on 18 December: