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Official observances

1 October 2021

SG/SM/20945

Solidarity Key to Addressing Today’s Troubled Times, Secretary-General Says, Spotlighting Mahatma Gandhi’s Legacy on International Day of Non-Violence

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Non-Violence, observed on 2 October:

30 September 2021

SG/SM/20939

Governments Must Designate Seafarers ‘Key Workers’, Ensure COVID-19 Vaccine Access, Safe Crew Changes, Secretary-General Says in World Maritime Day Message

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

28 September 2021

SG/SM/20935

Mass Destruction Arsenals Not Self-Defence But Suicide, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly, Marking International Day for Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the high‑level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, held today:

24 September 2021

SG/SM/20931

Older Persons Rich Source of Knowledge, but Need More Digital Support to Join Worldwide Actions, Secretary-General Says in International Day Message

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Older Persons, observed on 1 October:

21 September 2021

SG/SM/20919

Peace No Naïve Dream, Secretary-General Stresses in International Day Message, Calling It ‘A Light in the Darkness’, Leading to Better Future for Humanity

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Peace, observed today:

21 September 2021

SG/SM/20921

Humanity Remains Unacceptably Close to Annihilation, Secretary-General Warns in Message Marking Day for Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

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

17 September 2021

SG/SM/20909

Women’s Equal Pay Crucial to COVID-19 Recovery, Says Secretary-General, Citing ‘Generational Opportunity’ for Reinvestment on International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for International Equal Pay Day, observed on 18 September:

17 September 2021

SG/SM/20911

Unify to Save Humanity from ‘Acids of Hatred, Division, Conflict, Mistrust’, Secretary-General Urges, Marking Fortieth International Day of Peace

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Peace Bell Ceremony on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the International Day of Peace, observed on 21 September:

17 September 2021

SG/SM/20910

Amid Expanding Global Crises, ‘We Need You More than Ever’, Secretary-General Tells Youth Activists in International Day of Peace Message

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message to the virtual observance of the International Day of Peace, observed on 21 September:

15 September 2021

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) announced today a decision by the Secretariat to repatriate all Gabonese military units, effective immediately, following credible reports of sexual abuse by Gabon’s contingent deployed to the Mission.