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22 December 2017

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Make 2018 Pivotal for Peace on Korean Peninsula, Urges Secretary-General, Welcoming Security Council Unity in Latest Action Targeting Pyongyang

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

22 December 2017

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Secretary General Extends Mandate of Special Tribunal for Lebanon, in Accordance with Security Council Resolution 1757 (2005)

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

22 December 2017

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Secretary General, at Joint Event in The Hague, Stresses Need for Harder Work to Prevent Crises amid Growing Instability, Volatility

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at a joint event with Cabinet Ministers, academia and civil society of the Netherlands, “Security Central: The United Nations and Current Threats to International Peace and Security”, in The Hague today:

22 December 2017

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New Data Centre Promises Faster, More Efficient Delivery of Vital Humanitarian Support, Secretary General Says at Opening Ceremony

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the Centre for Humanitarian Data in The Hague, Netherlands, today:

21 December 2017

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Secretary-General Calls Former Yugoslavia Tribunal ‘Pioneer’ in Criminal Justice, Giving Voice to Victims, at Closing Ceremony

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at the closing ceremony for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, at The Hague today:

20 December 2017

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Secretary-General Calls for Greater Security Council Focus on Emerging Situations, Systematic Pursuit of Conflict Prevention as Sound Investment in Future

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at the Security Council open debate on “Addressing Complex Contemporary Challenges to International Peace and Security”, in New York today:

18 December 2017

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Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Attack on Methodist Church in Pakistan

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

18 December 2017

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Secretary General Calls for Innovation Friendly Internet Governance amid Growing Risk of Web-Based Criminal Activity

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message to the Internet Governance Forum, in Geneva today:

18 December 2017

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Secretary General Hails Anti-Landmine Convention as Celebrated, Historic Treaty on Twentieth Anniversary, Calls for Greater Efforts to Eliminate Their Use

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message on the twentieth anniversary of the Anti‑Personnel Mine Ban Convention (the Ottawa Convention), in Vienna today:

15 December 2017

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Secretary-General Urges South Sudan Parties to Engage with Revitalization Forum, Calls for New Cessation of Hostilities, Revised Timelines

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