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31 January 2018

SG/SM/18880-HR/5383-OBV/1767

As Neo-Nazism, White Supremacy Spread, People Must Unite to Prevent Normalization of Hate, Secretary-General Says in Remarks for Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at a ceremony marking the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, in New York today:

31 January 2018

DSG/SM/1125-ECO/279-ENV/DEV/1832

Consistently Align Financial Flows with Green Outcomes, Deputy Secretary-General Urges Investor Risk Summit, Citing Record Economic Losses from Climate Disasters

Following UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the 2018 Investor Summit on Climate Risk: Capturing the Global Investment Opportunity in the Paris Agreement, in New York today:

30 January 2018

SG/SM/18879-ICJ/630

Secretary-General Chooses International Court of Justice as Means for Peacefully Settling Long-Standing Guyana-Venezuela Border Controversy

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

30 January 2018

SG/SM/18878-DEV/3310-HR/5382

Millions Cured of Leprosy, but Greater Action Needed to End Bias, Ensure Health Care for People Affected by Disease, Secretary-General Says in Message for Global Appeal

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the thirteenth Global Appeal to End Stigma and Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy, in New Delhi today:

29 January 2018

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Secretary-General, at High-Level Event, Outlines ‘Moral Obligation to Do Better’ in Reducing Humanitarian Needs, Optimizing Resources for Pursuing Common Goals

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at the high-level event on the “New Way of Working,” in Addis Ababa today:

29 January 2018

SC/13186-PKO/704

Security Council Press Statement on Attack against United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Kairat Umarov (Kazakhstan):

29 January 2018

DSG/SM/1124-SOC/4857

Safety Nets, Policies for Ensuring Fair Globalization Required to Protect World’s Neediest, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Commission for Social Development

Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the fifty-sixth session of the Commission for Social Development, in New York today:

28 January 2018

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Addressing African Union Assembly, Secretary-General Outlines Areas for Greater Partnership, Stressing ‘We Can and Will Do More’ with Continent in Lead

Following is UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ address to the Opening Ceremony of the thirtieth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, in Addis Ababa today:

27 January 2018

SG/SM/18871-ENV/DEV/1831

With Hunger on Rise in Africa, Greater Commitment by Governments, United Nations Needed to Prevent Conflict, Fight Climate Change, Secretary-General Tells Forum

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks to the high-level event on “Renewed Partnership to End Hunger in Africa by 2025 — Five Years Later: Taking Stock of Progress and Lessons in Light of the Sustainable Development Goals”, in Addis Ababa today:

27 January 2018

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Secretary-General Hails Efforts by Intergovernmental Authority for Development to Achieve Peace in South Sudan, Urges National Leaders to Assume Responsibility

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks to the consultative meeting on South Sudan, with the United Nations, Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) and African Union, in Addis Ababa today: