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Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, observed today:

16 June 2019

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Migrants’ Contributions Vital to Advancing Sustainable Development Goals, Secretary-General Stresses in Message for Day of Family Remittances

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day of Family Remittances, observed today:

12 June 2019

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Secretary-General Urges Protecting, Restoring Degraded Land in Message for World Day to Combat Desertification

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the World Day to Combat Desertification, observed on 17 June:

7 June 2019

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Noting Climate Change’s Outsized Impact on Women, Secretary-General Stresses Gender Equality Key to Tackling Ocean Challenges, in Message for International Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s message for World Oceans Day, observed on 8 June:

31 May 2019

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Stressing Air Pollution Kills 7 Million People Annually, Secretary-General Urges Governments to Build Green Economy, in Message for World Environment Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Environment day, observed on 5 June:

24 May 2019

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Stressing Need to Support ‘Action for Peacekeeping’ Initiative, Secretary-General Highlights Risks Confronting Peacekeepers, at Ceremony Marking International Day

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the wreath-laying ceremony on the occasion of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, in New York today:

23 May 2019

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Secretary-General, in Message for International Day of Peacekeepers, Urges Concerted Efforts to More Effectively Protect People, Advance Peace

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Peacekeepers, observed on 29 May: