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20 January 2021

SG/SM/20545

Welcoming United States Move to Re-Enter Paris Agreement, Secretary-General Calls for Ambitious Targets, Accelerated Efforts towards Net-Zero Emissions

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

20 January 2021

DSG/SM/1534

Renewable Energy Key for Nourishing Growing Global Population, Ensuring Prosperous Future, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Sustainability Week Event

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message for the International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA/Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week side event on “United Nations Food Systems Summit and United Nations High-Level Dialogue on Energy”, today:

20 January 2021

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Despite Fragile Calm in Syria, Political Track Has Yielded Few Results, Special Envoy Warns Security Council ahead of Constitutional Committee’s Fifth Session

Syria is experiencing the calmest period of its decade-long conflict, but the political process has yet to deliver substantive results for the Syrian people nor a real vision for the future, the senior United Nations mediator for the conflict told the Security Council during a 20 January videoconference meeting.

19 January 2021

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Amid Scarce Supply, All Countries Must Receive Some COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Now to Ensure No One Is Left Behind, Secretary-General Tells United Kingdom Cabinet Office Event

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the United Kingdom Cabinet Office event themed “How can we ensure that no country is left behind in the fight against COVID-19”, held today:

19 January 2021

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Deputy Secretary-General Calls for Frank Assessment of Global Education in Video Message to Working Group Tackling Reforms

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed’s video message for the inception meeting of the Working Group on the reform of the global education cooperation mechanism, held today:

19 January 2021

SG/SM/20542

Condemning Deadly Ambush on United Nations Peacekeepers in Central African Republic, Secretary-General Urges All Parties to Immediately Cease Hostilities

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

18 January 2021

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Top Official Hails Charter Drafters’ Enshrinement of Regional Bodies as Peace Partners for United Nations, in Briefing to Security Council

Today’s challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, are a reminder of the wisdom of those who drafted the Charter of the United Nations 75 years ago, enshrining the potential role of regional arrangements in the maintenance of international peace and security, the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs told the Security Council today.

18 January 2021

DSG/SM/1532

Deputy Secretary-General Remembers Martin Luther King, Jr., Saying Civil Rights Icon Embodied United Nations Ideals, While Calling for ‘New Social Contract’

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed’s video message at the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, today:

18 January 2021

SG/SM/20541

Secretary-General Urges Israel to Halt, Reverse Settlement Expansion, Expressing Deep Concern about Approval of 800 New Units in West Bank

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

18 January 2021

SG/SM/20539

Secretary-General Spotlights ‘Group of 77 and China’ Role in Charting Greener, More Equitable Pandemic Recovery Path, at Chairmanship Handover

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks, as delivered, at the handover ceremony of the Chairmanship of the “Group of 77” developing countries and China for 2021, today: