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Official observances

16 March 2020

SG/SM/20012

International Community Should Commit to Restore Dignity of Human Rights Abuse Victims, Protect Defenders, Secretary-General Stresses in Observance Message

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, observed on 24 March:

16 March 2020

SG/SM/20011

Secretary-General Warns of Grave Water Crisis, Stressing ‘Every Drop Counts’ in Message for World Meteorological Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Meteorological Day, to be observed on 23 March:

16 March 2020

SG/SM/20010

Secretary-General Applauds ‘Timely’ Focus on Water in World Day Observance Message, Calling 2020 ‘Make-or-Break’ Year for Climate Action

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

16 March 2020

SG/SM/20009

Global Environment Being Degraded by Unsustainable Human Choices, Secretary-General Says in Observance Message, Warning of Accelerating Biodiversity Loss

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

8 March 2020

DSG/SM/1394

Scars of Violence Go Beyond Individual to Family, Community, Weakening All, Deputy Secretary-General Says at International Women’s Day Celebrations

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the International Women’s Day celebrations in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, today:

6 March 2020

SG/SM/19995

Ninety Per Cent of Global Population Has Bias against Women, Secretary-General Says, Urging More Action towards Gender Equality, in Remarks for International Observance

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks for the International Women’s Day observance “I Am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”, in New York, today:

5 March 2020

SG/SM/19994

Amid Powerful Pushback, Governments Must Change Systems, Power Imbalances Thwarting Women’s Full Potential, Secretary-General Says in International Observance Message

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

13 February 2020

SG/SM/19972

Secretary-General Highlights Enduring Power of Radio to Promote Diversity, Help Build More Peaceful World, in Video Message for International Observance

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for World Radio Day, observed today:

11 February 2020

SG/SM/19968

Dismantle Gender Stereotypes, Promote Women’s, Girls’ Access to Science Education, Jobs, Secretary-General Says in International Day Video Message

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, observed today:

6 February 2020

SG/SM/19960

Secretary-General Calls for Decade of Zero Female Genital Mutilation, Calling Practice ‘Extreme Violence against Girls’, in Observance Message

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, observed today: