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11 August 2021

SG/SM/20850

Secretary-General Urges Candidates, Party Leaders in Zambia to Ensure Suitable Environment for Credible, Inclusive, Peaceful Elections

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

11 August 2021

SG/SM/20849

Secretary-General Condemns Deadly Attack on Civilians in Gao, Mali

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

9 August 2021

SG/SM/20848

Prospects for Nuclear Weapons Most Dangerous since Cold War, Secretary-General Tells Nagasaki Peace Memorial, Stressing Persisting Shadow of ‘Mushroom Cloud’

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message, delivered by Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-General and United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the Nagasaki Peace Memorial on the seventy-sixth anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, today:

9 August 2021

SG/SM/20847

Secretary-General Calls Latest IPCC Climate Report ‘Code Red for Humanity’, Stressing ‘Irrefutable’ Evidence of Human Influence

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ statement on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group 1 report on the physical science basis of the sixth assessment, today:

6 August 2021

SG/SM/20845

Recognize Abuse That Indigenous Peoples Have Endured while Celebrating Their Knowledge, Wisdom, Secretary-General Urges in Message for International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, observed on 9 August:

6 August 2021

SG/SM/20846

Risk of Nuclear Weapons Use Too High for Current Trends to Continue, Warns Secretary-General, Addressing Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony, in Hiroshima today:

5 August 2021

SG/SM/20844

Rapid Rollout of COVID Vaccines for ‘Everyone, Everywhere’ Critical to Blocking Further Resistant Strains, Secretary-General Tells International Forum

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the International Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine Cooperation today:

4 August 2021

SG/SM/20843

Secretary-General Welcomes ASEAN’s Appointment of Special Envoy on Myanmar, Saying United Nations Expects Continuing Cooperation in Quest for Coherent Response

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

3 August 2021

SG/SM/20842

Marking Seven Years since Islamic State Attacked Yazidi in Iraq, Secretary-General Says Holding Perpetrators of ‘These Heinous Acts’ Fully Accountable Remains Essential

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

31 July 2021

SG/SM/20841

Welcoming Reopening of Libya Coastal Road, Secretary-General Renews Call for Implementing 2020 Ceasefire Agreement

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