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No Exceptions to Zero Tolerance for Sexual Abuse by United Nations Personnel, Secretary-General Stresses in Circle of Leadership Social Media Video

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Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message for the Circle of Leadership’s social media campaign against sexual exploitation and abuse, in New York today:

In Message to Group Tackling Hate Speech, Secretary-General Affirms United Nations Support for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex Rights

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Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ message to the United Nations Core Group meeting on “Ending Hate Speech against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender People in Social and Traditional Media — Freedom of Speech vs. License to Hate”, in New York today:

Climate Action Summit Delivers Major Step-Up in National Ambition, Private Sector Initiatives on Pathway to Key 2020 Deadline

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Major announcements by Government and private sector leaders at the United Nations Climate Action Summit boosted climate action momentum and demonstrated growing recognition that the pace of climate action must be rapidly accelerated.

Warning against ‘Great Fracture’, Secretary-General Opens Annual General Assembly Debate with Call to Avoid Zero-Sum Politics, Revive United Nations Values

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Amid fears of the largest economies creating two competing worlds — each with its own currency, trade rules, financial norms and zero-sum geopolitics — the United Nations Secretary-General called today upon global leaders gathered for the General Assembly’s annual general debate to maintain a multipolar world in which universal respect for international law and multilateral institutions remains undeniable.

Security Council Sanctions Committee Briefs Member States on Midterm Report of Expert Panel on Central African Republic

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On 6 September 2019, the Coordinator of the Panel of Experts on the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic briefed the Committee and Member States, including regional States, in connection with the midterm report of the Panel of Experts (S/2019/608).