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'Bigger Than Africa' to Highlight Cultural Ties Linking West Africa, Americas, during United Nations Headquarters Screening, 2 October

Note No. 6529

The impact of West Africa’s Yoruba culture on the New World will be highlighted in a screening and discussion of the film Bigger Than Africa beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 2 October, in the Economic and Social Council Chamber at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Collective Drive to End Hunger, Malnutrition ‘in Reverse’ since 2015, Deputy Secretary-General Says at Event on Transforming Food Systems

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the event “Countdown to 2030:  Transforming Our Food Systems to Achieve the SDGs”, in New York today:

Secretary-General Calls Cyberterrorism Using Social Media, Dark Web, ‘New Frontier’ in Security Council Ministerial Debate

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Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ statement at the Security Council ministerial debate on “The Contribution of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, Commonwealth of Independent States and Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Countering Terrorist Threats”, in New York today:

Nuclear Disarmament ‘at a Crossroads’, Secretary-General Says in Message to Article XIV Conference of Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

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Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres message, delivered by Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the Article XIV Conference of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, in New York today:

Global Arms‑Control Regime Fraying amid Rising Mistrust, ‘Dangerous’ Rhetoric among Nuclear-Armed States, Secretary-General Warns in Observance Message

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Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, observed on 26 September:

Access to Timely, Relevant, Disaggregated Data Remains Major Hurdle, Deputy Secretary-General Tells ‘Data4Now’ Event

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Data for Now event on “Better Decisions, Better Lives, Accelerating SDG Progress through Timely Data”, in New York today: