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23 February 2017

SG/SM/18454

Redouble Efforts for Political Solution in Syria, Urges Secretary-General as Geneva Talks Resume, Cautioning that Progress ‘Will Not Be Easy’

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

22 February 2017

SG/SM/18453-GA/11891

New Counter-Terrorism Office to Build Partnership with Member States on Countering Transnational Threats, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres remarks to the General Assembly on the informal suggestion to create a new office for counter-terrorism, in New York today:

22 February 2017

SG/SM/18452-IHA/1426

Press Conference by Secretary-General António Guterres at United Nations Headquarters

The following is the full transcript of the joint press conference on the humanitarian crises in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres; Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Stephen O’Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator; Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP); Carla Mucavi, Director of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Liaison Office in New York; and Justin Forsyth, Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), held in New York today:

22 February 2017

SG/SM/18451-GA/COL/3304

Secretary-General Hails Efforts by Special Committee on Decolonization, while Recalling End of Portugal’s Colonial Policies in Africa, Asia

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the Special Committee on Decolonization organizational meeting, in New York today:

22 February 2017

SG/SM/18450-AFR/3535

Somalia’s Leaders Must Rally behind New Government, Says Secretary-General, in Message for Presidential Inauguration Ceremony

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message, delivered by Michael Keating, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, to the inaugural ceremony for Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmajo”, in Mogadishu today:

21 February 2017

SG/SM/18449-GA/PK/228

United Nations Must Be More Nimble, Pragmatic, Flexible in Planning, Managing Diverse Operations, Secretary-General Tells Special Committee on Peacekeeping

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message, delivered by Maria Luiza Viotti, Chef de Cabinet, to the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, in New York today:

21 February 2017

SG/SM/18448-SC/12725

Guard against Unilateral Actions to Create Facts on Ground, Secretary-General Tells Security Council Debate about Conflicts in Europe

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council open debate on conflicts in Europe, in New York today:

20 February 2017

SG/SM/18447

Vitaly Churkin ‘A Forceful Presence’ on Security Council, Skilled Diplomat, Says Secretary-General in Tribute to Russian Federation’s Permanent Representative

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

18 February 2017

SG/SM/18446

Secretary-General Calls for Surge in ‘Peace Diplomacy’ at Munich Security Event, Noting Prevailing Impunity, Unpredictability, Unclear Power Relations

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Munich Security Conference today:

17 February 2017

SG/SM/18445-GA/11890-HR/5344

Secretary-General, Addressing General Assembly, Urges Joint Preventive Action against Enforced Disappearance ‘Anywhere, at Any Time, to Any Person’

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message, delivered by Maria Luiza Viotti, Chef de Cabinet, to the high-level meeting to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, in New York today: