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Statements and Messages

16 October 2024

SG/SM/22410

Without Liquidity Reserves Fully Replenished by Year’s End, Cash-Saving Measures Will Limit Mandate Delivery in 2025, Secretary-General Tells Fifth Committee

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) of the General Assembly on the proposed programme budget for 2025, in New York today:

16 October 2024

SG/SM/22411

In Today’s Troubled World, Hope Requires Determined Action, Multilateral Solutions for Peace, Says Secretary-General, Marking United Nations Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for United Nations Day, observed on 24 October:

13 October 2024

SG/SM/22409

Safety, Security of United Nations Personnel, Property Must Be Guaranteed, Secretary-General Reiterates

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

11 October 2024

SG/SM/22407

Secretary-General Stresses Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ Role as ‘Bridge Builder’ in Peace, Digital Connectivity

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the fourteenth Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-United Nations Summit, in Vientiane today:

11 October 2024

SG/SM/22408

Secretary-General Congratulates Grass-Roots Japanese Organization Nihon Hidankyo on Being Awarded 2024 Nobel Peace Prize for Work against Nuclear Weapons

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

10 October 2024

SG/SM/22406

Urgent Protective Environmental Action Needed to Stop ‘Breathtaking Injustice’, Secretary-General Tells Ecology Global Climate Crisis Symposium

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the Siena College Laudato Si’ Center for Ecology Global Climate Crisis Symposium, held in Albany, New York, today:

8 October 2024

SG/SM/22405

Marking International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, Secretary-General Says ‘We Owe It to Future Generations to Shape a Safer, More Resilient Tomorrow’

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction: “The role of education in protecting and empowering youth for a disaster-free future”, observed on 13 October: