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7 September 2023

SG/SM/21928

Deep Changes Must Be Made to Make Global Frameworks More Representative of Today’s Economic, Political Realities, Secretary-General Tells ASEAN-UN Summit

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the thirteenth Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-United Nations Summit, in Jakarta today:

6 September 2023

SG/SM/21926

Climate Breakdown Has Begun with Hottest Summer on Record, Secretary-General Warns, Calling on Leaders to ‘Turn Up the Heat Now’ for Climate Solutions

The following statement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres was issued today:

6 September 2023

SG/SM/21927

Marking International Day, Secretary-General Urges All Countries to Ratify Montreal Protocol’s Kigali Amendment, ‘Build a World’ Where All Can Thrive

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, observed 16 September:

5 September 2023

SG/SM/21925

Africa Can Be ‘at Heart of a Renewable Future’, Says Secretary-General in Remarks to Nairobi Climate Summit

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Africa Climate Summit, in Nairobi today:

5 September 2023

DSG/SM/1867

Member States Should Commit to Using General Assembly as ‘a Proving Ground for Mulilateralism’, Says Deputy Secretary-General at Close of Session

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, delivered on behalf of the Secretary-General, at the closing of the seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York today:

5 September 2023

DSG/SM/1868

Despite Profound Global Challenges, Now Is Not Time for Pessimism, It ‘Is a Moment for Action’, Says Deputy-Secretary as New General Assembly Session Opens

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, delivered on behalf of the Secretary-General, at the opening of the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York today: