General Assembly

30 September 2020

SG/SM/20298

National Calculations Omit Natural Resources, Secretary-General Tells Summit, Urging Governments to Consider Biodiversity When Making Financial Decisions

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the United Nations Biodiversity Summit, held today:

15 September 2020

GA/12265

Volkan Bozkir of Turkey President of Seventy-Fifth General Assembly

On 17 June 2020, the United Nations General Assembly elected Volkan Bozkir of Turkey as President of its seventy-fifth session, which runs from September 2020 to September 2021.

15 September 2020

SG/SM/20253

Closing Seventy-Fourth General Assembly, Secretary-General Commends Stalwart Leadership during COVID-19 Pandemic, Calls for Unity in Building Back Better

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the closing of the seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York today:

15 September 2020

SG/SM/20254

General Assembly Must Help United Nations Meet ‘High Expectations’ for Upholding Rules-Based World Order, Secretary-General Says, Opening Seventy-Fifth Session

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the seventy-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York today:

15 September 2020

SG/SM/20250

At ‘Defining Moment’ in History, World Has Duty to Reduce Injustice, Build More Caring Societies, Secretary-General Tells Annual Prayer Breakfast

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the virtual thirty-fifth International Prayer Breakfast, in recognition of the opening of the seventy-fifth United Nations General Assembly session, in New York today:

11 September 2020

SG/SM/20243

Urging Steady Investment in Peace Dividend, Secretary-General Presents 2020 Report to General Assembly, Security Council

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the General Assembly and Security Council on the 2020 Report on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace, in New York today:

14 August 2020

GA/12259

Concerned about COVID‑19 Pandemic Restrictions, General Assembly Postpones Session of Drafting Committee for Treaty to Combat Online Crimes

The General Assembly decided on 14 August to postpone a meeting of a committee tasked with drafting a global treaty to combat online crimes, noting with concern current COVID‑19 pandemic restrictions.

5 February 2020

SEA/2123

Political Declaration Must Capture Worrying State of Oceans, Raise Awareness for Urgent Action, Delegates Say, as Conference Preparation Meeting Concludes

The preparation meeting for the 2020 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 concluded today, with delegates outlining their views on the potential content of the political declaration amid calls that it reflect the historical urgency to improve the state of the world’s waterways.

4 February 2020

SEA/2122

Life Below Water ‘Essential to Life on Land’, General Assembly President Stresses, at Meeting on 2020 United Nations Ocean Conference

The world must galvanize collective action to protect and preserve the planet’s major water bodies, experts said today at the opening of a two-day preparatory meeting on the 2020 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14.

31 December 2019

GA/12236

Amid Rising Nationalism, Global Leaders Call for Unity to Tackle Climate Emergency, Poverty, Extremism, at Opening of Seventy-Fourth General Assembly Session

The global climate emergency as well as zero-sum geopolitics, declining development assistance and rising global debt set the backdrop for world leaders as the General Assembly began the annual general debate for its seventy-fourth session, with many calling for solidarity to meet the planet’s most pressing challenges.