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21 March 2019

SG/SM/19502-OBV/1867

Dismantle ‘Harmful and Specious’ Notion of Racial Superiority, Secretary-General Urges in Message on International Day against Discrimination

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, observed on 21 March:

21 March 2019

SG/SM/19503-OBV/1868-ENV/DEV/1931

Marking World Observance, Secretary-General Calls for Upholding Right of Access to Water for All amid Climate Change Challenges

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Water Day, observed on 22 March:

19 March 2019

SG/SM/19500-OBV/1866

Nowruz is about Celebrating Friendship, Reconciliation, Harmony, Says Secretary-General, in Message for International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Nowruz, observed on 21 March:

12 March 2019

SG/SM/19491-HR/5428-OBV/1865

Honour Transatlantic Slave Trade’s Victims by Telling Their Stories, Opposing Modern Forms of Enslavement, Secretary-General Urges in Remembrance Day Message

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, observed on 25 March:

8 March 2019

SG/SM/19485-OBV/1864-WOM/2169

Investing in Women ‘Surest Way’ to Lift Communities, Achieve 2030 Agenda, Says Secretary-General, Marking International Day

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the International Women’s Day observance, in New York today:

6 March 2019

SG/SM/19484-OBV/1863-WOM/2168

Secretary-General Urges ‘Wholesale, Rapid, Radical Change’ to Male-Defined Culture in Message for International Women’s Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for International Women’s Day, observed on 8 March:

19 February 2019

SG/SM/19465-ENV/DEV/1923-OBV/1862

Scientific Management of Marine Life Offers Good Chance of Recovering Imperilled Species, Secretary-General Stresses in Message for World Wildlife Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Wildlife Day, observed on 3 March:

7 February 2019

SG/SM/19456-OBV/1860-PI/2250

Secretary-General Stresses Broad Reach, Community-Building Power of Radio, in Message for International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Radio Day, observed on 13 February:

7 February 2019

SG/SM/19457-OBV/1861-WOM/2166

Women, Girls Vital to Science Yet ‘Woefully’ Under-Represented, Secretary-General Says in International Day Message Calling for Greater Learning Opportunities

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, observed on 11 February:

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: