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Statements and Messages

13 September 2022

SG/SM/21453

Welcoming Seventy-Seventh Session’s Incoming President, Secretary-General Says General Assembly Represents ‘the Beating Heart of Global Cooperation’

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly, today:

13 September 2022

SG/SM/21451

Dag Hammarskjöld’s Insights Have Stood Test of Time, His Legacy Is Timeless, Says Secretary-General at Wreath-Laying Ceremony

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the wreath-laying ceremony commemorating the sixty-first anniversary of the death of former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, today:

13 September 2022

SG/SM/21452

Secretary-General Concerned about Situation along Armenia-Azerbaijan Border

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

12 September 2022

SG/SM/21445

Commemorating United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, Secretary-General Urges World to Build Bridges, Achieve Equitable, Sustainable Future for All

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message on the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, observed today:

12 September 2022

SG/SM/21448

Marking International Day, Secretary-General Stresses Racism Erodes ‘the Peace We Seek’, Urges World to Fight Common Enemies: Poverty, Inequality, Climate Change

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day of Peace, observed 21 September:

12 September 2022

SG/SM/21446

Calling for Trust in One Another, Secretary-General Tells Annual Prayer Service ‘We Must Stay True’ to All Religions’ Common Values of Compassion, Respect

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the annual prayer service, held today:

12 September 2022

SG/SM/21449

Secretary-General Hails President Abdulla Shahid’s Vision on Gender Equality, Small Island States, as Seventy-Sixth General Assembly Session Concludes

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the closing of the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly, today:

12 September 2022

SG/SM/21447

Marking International Day, Secretary-General Says Montreal Protocol’s Success Protecting Ozone Layer Powerful Example of Multilateralism in Action

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

11 September 2022

SG/SM/21444

Secretary-General Welcomes Announcement by Regional Government of Tigray on Cessation of Hostilities in Northern Ethiopia

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

10 September 2022

SG/SM/21443

Pakistan’s Floods Due to Rising Greenhouse Gases Emission, Secretary-General Says, Stressing Financial Support ‘Not a Matter of Generosity’ But Justice

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks during his field visit in Pakistan and following the briefing by Sindh province’s Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah, in Sukkur, today: