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Statements and Messages

9 July 2019

SG/SM/19658-ENV/DEV/1968

Tackling Climate Crisis Requires Partnerships, ‘Far-Reaching’ Changes in Land, Energy Management, Secretary-General Tells Preparatory Meeting

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Climate Summit Preparatory Meeting, in Abu Dhabi, on 30 June:

8 July 2019

SG/SM/19657

Include Young People in Meetings of Chief Executives Board for Coordination, Secretary-General Urges, Delivering Entity’s Annual Overview Report

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Economic and Social Council Integration Segment on the Annual Overview Report of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB), in New York today:

5 July 2019

SG/SM/19656

Secretary-General Encouraged by Agreement Reached Between Parties in Sudan towards Establishment of Transitional Governing Bodies

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

4 July 2019

SG/SM/19655

Secretary-General Welcomes Euro-African Forum’s Focus on Benefits of Migration in Transforming Shared Future

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the Euro-African Forum, held in Cascais, Portugal, 4 to 5 July:

4 July 2019

SG/SM/19654

Meeting with Norway’s Prime Minister, Secretary-General Expresses Strong Support for Facilitation Initiative on Venezuela

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

3 July 2019

SG/SM/19653-ENV/DEV/1966

Caribbean Nations Lead Way towards Novel Climate Action, Secretary-General Tells Regional Leaders, Urging Collective Efforts to Reduce Untenable Debt Burden

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the fortieth regular meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in Saint Lucia today:

3 July 2019

SG/SM/19652

Secretary-General Condemns Killing of Migrants, Refugees in Libya Air Strikes, Noting United Nations Gave Warring Parties Detention Centre’s Coordinates

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

2 July 2019

SG/SM/19651

Secretary-General ‘Outraged and Deeply Saddened’ as Taliban Claim Responsibility for Deadly Attack in Afghanistan

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

30 June 2019

SG/SM/19650

Secretary-General Welcomes Announcement That Working-Level Dialogue Will Resume between Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, United States

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

The Secretary-General welcomes the meetings in Panmunjom involving the leaders of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea and the United States, particularly the announcement that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United States will resume working-level dialogue.

29 June 2019

SG/SM/19649-ENV/DEV/1963

We Must Rescue Planet, Secretary-General Stresses, Hailing Determination of China, France to Raise Climate-Action Ambition, at Meeting with Foreign Ministers

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the Climate Change Trilateral Meeting with the Foreign Ministers of China and France, in Osaka, Japan, today: