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7 March 2019

DSG/SM/1257-HRC/28

Human Rights ‘Intrinsic’ to Sustainable Development, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Human Rights Council, Stressing Need to Empower Youth

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks to the fortieth session of the Human Rights Council, in Geneva, 7 March.

1 March 2019

SG/SM/19481-HR/5427-WOM/2167

Strengthening Women’s Rights, Representation in Law Enforcement Key to Success, Secretary-General Tells Group of Friends on Preventing Violent Extremism

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Group of Friends on Preventing Violent Extremism, in New York today:

27 February 2019

SG/SM/19478-HR/5426

‘No Place in Twenty-First Century’ for Capital Punishment, Secretary-General Tells World Congress against Death Penalty, Urging Universal Abolishment of Practice

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the seventh World Congress against the Death Penalty, in Brussels on 27 February:

25 February 2019

SG/SM/19473-HRC/27

End Mainstreaming of Hate, Secretary-General Tells Human Rights Council, Stressing Also That ‘World Cannot Wait Two Centuries’ to Close Economic Gender Gap

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Human Rights Council, in Geneva today:

25 February 2019

SG/SM/19475-HR/5425

Attempted Cover-up of Crimes Using United Nations Flag Will Not Be Tolerated, Secretary-General Stresses at Event on Sexual, Gender-Based Violence

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at an event on conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence, in Geneva today:

1 February 2019

SG/SM/19449-HR/5424-OBV/1859

Urging More Action to End Female Genital Mutilation, Secretary-General Says Nearly 4 Million Girls at Risk Annually, in Message for International Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, observed on 6 February:

20 December 2018

SG/A/1845-BIO/5165-HR/5423

Secretary-General Appoints Karen Smith of South Africa Special Adviser on Responsibility to Protect

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Karen Smith of South Africa as his Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect.

18 December 2018

GA/12109

Spotlighting Role of Human Rights Defenders, General Assembly Awards United Nations Prizes, Commemorates Landmark Declarations

The General Assembly today commemorated anniversaries of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, with high-level plenary meetings that included a dedicated award ceremony honouring the 2018 recipients of the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights.

18 December 2018

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Human Rights Defenders Give Voice to Voiceless, Shield Powerless against Injustice, Says Secretary-General at Award Ceremony

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the General Assembly’s United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights award ceremony, in New York today:

18 December 2018

SG/SM/19415-GA/12112-HR/5422

States Must Treat Human Rights Defenders ‘as Partners, Not as a Threat’, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the General Assembly on human rights defenders, in New York today: