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16 May 2017

SG/SM/18524

Secretary-General Welcomes Return to Calm in Côte d’Ivoire

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

16 May 2017

SG/SM/18523-GA/COL/3308

Advancing Decolonization Agenda ‘Our Collective Responsibility’ Requiring Cooperation By All, Secretary-General Tells Caribbean Regional Seminar

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message, delivered by Rie Kadota, Officer-in-Charge of the Decolonization Unit of the Department of Political Affairs, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines today:

15 May 2017

SG/SM/18522-DEV/3271

Policy Synergy, Partnerships with Non-traditional Stakeholders Key to Tackling Global Challenges, Secretary-General Says at Infrastructure Forum Event

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the Belt and Road Forum’s leaders’ “Policy Synergy for Close Partnership” round table, in Beijing today:

15 May 2017

SG/SM/18520-REC/269

Secretary-General Applauds Asia-Pacific Efforts to Reduce Poverty, Promote Innovation, in Message for Regional Commission’s Anniversary

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the seventieth anniversary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and seventy-third session of the Commission, in Bangkok today:

15 May 2017

SG/SM/18521-DC/3703

Secretary-General Condemns Latest Ballistic Missile Launch by Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

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

14 May 2017

SG/SM/18519-DEV/3270

Secretary-General Urges Collaboration in Finance, Clean Energy to Tap Development Potential of Enhanced Connectivity, at Infrastructure Forum Opening

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the Belt and Road Forum, in Beijing today:

14 May 2017

SG/SM/18518-PKO/640

Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Anti-Balaka Attacks against Civilians, Peacekeepers in Central African Republic

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

11 May 2017

SG/SM/18516-IHA/1429

Some 275,000 Malnourished Children Face Starvation in Somalia, as Food Insecurity Threatens 6.2 Million People, Secretary-General Tells Humanitarian Conference

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at event on response to the humanitarian crisis in Somalia, in London today:

11 May 2017

SG/SM/18515

Secretary-General, at London Conference on Somalia, Stresses Need for Predictable Funding of Poorly Supported, Underequipped African Union Mission Force

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ opening remarks at the London Somalia Conference today:

11 May 2017

SG/SM/18517

Small Business Accounts for Almost All Global Economic Activity, Secretary-General Tells Event Marking World Enterprise Day

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks, delivered by Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Chef de Cabinet, at the high-level meeting commemorating the adoption of the General Assembly resolution establishing Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day, in New York today: