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Statements and Messages

11 June 2019

SG/SM/19619-HR/5438

Secretary-General Launches Disability Inclusion Strategy at States Parties Conference, Vows to Expand Access, Make United Nations Employer of Choice

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ opening remarks to the twelfth session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in New York today:

10 June 2019

SG/SM/19618

Secretary-General Outraged by Reports of Deadly Attack on Civilians in Mali

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

10 June 2019

SG/SM/19617

Multilateral System Unprepared for Digital Age, Secretary-General Warns General Assembly, Urging Policymakers to Update Old Technology Governance Models

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the informal meeting of the General Assembly on the independent High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation, in New York today:

7 June 2019

SG/SM/19616-OBV/1888-SEA/2103

Noting Climate Change’s Outsized Impact on Women, Secretary-General Stresses Gender Equality Key to Tackling Ocean Challenges, in Message for International Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s message for World Oceans Day, observed on 8 June:

7 June 2019

SG/SM/19615-ECO/306

Political Will Slowing as Global Warming Speeds Up, Secretary-General Tells International Economic Forum, Warning ‘We Are Losing the Race’ against Time

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the plenary session of the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum, in Saint Petersburg today:

4 June 2019

SG/SM/19614-GA/AB/4327

Amid Growing Liquidity Crisis, Secretary-General Urges Member States to Fully Pay Assessments, Rectify Structural Weaknesses in United Nations Budget Methodology

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks on improving the financial situation of the Organization, delivered to the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) of the General Assembly today:

4 June 2019

SG/SM/19613-GA/12150

Secretary-General Congratulates Tijjani Muhammad Bande on Election as President of Seventy-Fourth General Assembly, Telling Him Full Agenda Awaits

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks on the election of Tijjani Muhammad Bande as President of the seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York today: