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12 September 2019

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Driven by Spirit of Solidarity, South-South Cooperation Offers Solutions to Shared Development Challenges, Secretary-General Says on International Day

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks on the International Day for South-South Cooperation, observed today:

11 September 2019

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South-South Cooperation Continues to Offer Promising Path to Accelerated Progress That Leaves No One Behind, Secretary-General Says in Observance Message

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for South-South Cooperation, observed on 12 September:

5 September 2019

SG/SM/19723-OBV/1910

Values of Inclusion, Equality Cannot Be Seen as ‘Lip Service’, Secretary-General Says on International Day, Calling Democracy Building Block for Peace

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Democracy, observed on 15 September:

29 August 2019

SG/SM/19716-OBV/1909

Secretary-General Urges States to End Impunity, Ratify Treaty against Enforced Disappearances, on International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, observed on 30 August:

29 August 2019

SG/SM/19713-DC/3808-OBV/1908

Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty ‘Vital to Ensuring There Are No More Victims’, Says Secretary-General, in Message for International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day against Nuclear Tests, observed today:

19 August 2019

SG/SM/19704-IHA/1469-OBV/1906

World Leaders, All Parties to Conflict Must Ensure Humanitarians Are Protected from Harm, Says Secretary-General, in Message for International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Humanitarian Day, observed today:

19 August 2019

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Deputy Secretary-General Highlights Steps to Strengthen Safety, Security Measures during Wreath-Laying Ceremony on World Humanitarian Day

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a wreath-laying ceremony on World Humanitarian Day, in New York today:

16 August 2019

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Reflect upon Lives Changed Forever by Terrorism, Urges Secretary-General in Message on Second International Day of Remembrance, Tribute to Victims

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the second International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, observed on 21 August:

16 August 2019

SG/SM/19701-OBV/1905

Diversity’s Richness, Strength ‘Never a Threat’, Secretary-General Stresses in Message Commemorating Victims of Violence Based on Religion and Belief

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion and Belief, observed on 22 August:

9 August 2019

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Almost Half World’s Languages Risk Disappearing, Deputy Secretary-General Warns, Urging Action to Preserve Indigenous Cultures, in Message for Global Observance

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed’s remarks on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, in New York today: